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Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.06464, -1.15280
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Peacock +130 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Peacock +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Cape Thread-moss, Bluebell +5 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Cape Thread-moss, Bluebell +5 more · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Farleys Lane bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map River Leen Valley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 428 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 428 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 149 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 149 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Photos Gray's Drive Vicinity, Mansfield Road, Notts.
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Wildlife to spot
6,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Squirrel · Red-necked Wallaby · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchid Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Athous haemorrhoidalis 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harebell · Hard-fern · Red Campion · Fox-and-cubs · Perennial Rye-grass +4
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Red Campion Silene dioica2024 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024 Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Squirrel · Red-necked Wallaby · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchid Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Athous haemorrhoidalis 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harebell · Hard-fern · Red Campion · Fox-and-cubs · Perennial Rye-grass +4
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Red Campion Silene dioica2024 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024 Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Bibio Bibio2025
Bibio Bibio2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Suillia Suillia2024
Suillia Suillia2024
Voria ruralis Voria ruralis2024
Voria ruralis Voria ruralis2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2024
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Streakless Greenbottle Lucilia ampullacea2024
Streakless Greenbottle Lucilia ampullacea2024
Lathbury's Nomad Bee Nomada lathburiana2024
Lathbury's Nomad Bee Nomada lathburiana2024
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2024
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2024
Common Oak Purple Dyseriocrania subpurpurella2024
Common Oak Purple Dyseriocrania subpurpurella2024
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2024
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Fork-jawed Nomad Bee Nomada ruficornis2024
Fork-jawed Nomad Bee Nomada ruficornis2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2024
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2024 2024
2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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