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Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre and Country Park

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.94830, -1.07754

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 15

Varies

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Smew TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shoveler TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Kingfisher RouteWalking route

Named route

Private Road No. 3public footpath · 14 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Private Road No. 3public footpath · 16 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary

Private Road No. 3public footpath · 831 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 831 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route

Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route

Family Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

33 public paths nearby

Public paths

Holme Lanebyway open to all traffic · 4 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 4 mSurface compactedIncline 0Path type: path

Holme Lanebyway open to all traffic · 280 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 280 mSurface compactedIncline 0Path type: track

Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 120 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 120 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Adbolton Lanebyway open to all traffic · 323 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 323 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 167 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 167 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

95,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

95,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall +50

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SmewMergellus albellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025

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Insects5 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Smaller Lattice-moss

Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

95,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall +50

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SmewMergellus albellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Smaller Lattice-moss

Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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