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Independent Street Park

1 ha

WildlifeFamilyPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.95997, -1.17073

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Jukebox Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Jukebox Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +124 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Arboretum Route 1Walking route

Named route

Arboretum Route 2Walking route

Named route

Park StepsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Kingfisher RouteWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

135 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

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

River LeenCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wimbourne Roadbridleway · 10 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: cycleway

Addington Roadbridleway · 8 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

22,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen +15

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Badger · Common Pipistrelle

BadgerMeles meles
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐝

Insects19 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +14

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae2025

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Chinese Angelica-tree · Toothed Medick · Red Nightshade · White Dead-nettle · Sweet Chestnut

Chinese Angelica-treeAralia chinensis
Toothed MedickMedicago polymorpha
Red NightshadeSolanum villosum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen +15

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Badger · Common Pipistrelle

BadgerMeles meles
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐝

Insects19 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +14

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae2025

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Chinese Angelica-tree · Toothed Medick · Red Nightshade · White Dead-nettle · Sweet Chestnut

Chinese Angelica-treeAralia chinensis
Toothed MedickMedicago polymorpha
Red NightshadeSolanum villosum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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