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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Broxtowe Getting here
53.02243, -1.29786
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Fringed Bog-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Fringed Bog-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Broad-bodied Chaser, Banded Demoiselle +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Broad-bodied Chaser, Banded Demoiselle +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
6 of the best Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Another 6 of the best Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Erewash Circular Walk 11 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Erewash Circular Walk 6 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bennerley Viaduct Viewpoint Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bennerley Viaduct Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Erewash Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 102 m ▾
Named route Length 102 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
25,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Magpie +40
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Vine Weevil · Anoscopus serratulae · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Anoscopus serratulae Anoscopus serratulae Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Ivy · Ribwort Plantain · Fox-and-cubs · Yellow Oat-grass +64
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata Ivy Hedera helix Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Magpie +40
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Vine Weevil · Anoscopus serratulae · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Anoscopus serratulae Anoscopus serratulae Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Ivy · Ribwort Plantain · Fox-and-cubs · Yellow Oat-grass +64
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata Ivy Hedera helix Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Egyptian Clover Trifolium alexandrinum
Egyptian Clover Trifolium alexandrinum
Hungarian Vetch Vicia pannonica
Hungarian Vetch Vicia pannonica
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Walnut Juglans regia
Walnut Juglans regia
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Plicate Sweet-grass Glyceria notata
Plicate Sweet-grass Glyceria notata
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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