James Seely Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.03570, -1.08899
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dark Lane public footpath · 806 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 806 m Path type: footway
Show on map Woods Lane public footpath · 103 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 103 m Path type: residential
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gedling <> Arnold Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Mapperley <> Burton Joyce Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnolt Hill Park <> Mapperley & Carlton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnold <> Gedling Country Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnold <> Mapperley & Carlton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnold <> Arnot Hill Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Spindle Lane bridleway · 1.8 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.8 km Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
18,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Skylark +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Syrphus · Large Red Damselfly
Syrphus Syrphus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yellow-wort · Ramsons · Wild Thyme · Red Dead-nettle · Sowbread +11
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Ramsons Allium ursinum Wild Thyme Thymus drucei Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Skylark +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Syrphus · Large Red Damselfly
Syrphus Syrphus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yellow-wort · Ramsons · Wild Thyme · Red Dead-nettle · Sowbread +11
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Ramsons Allium ursinum Wild Thyme Thymus drucei Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Small-fruited Prickly-sedge Carex muricata subsp. pairae
Small-fruited Prickly-sedge Carex muricata subsp. pairae
Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum
Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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