Lambley Lane Recreation Ground (North)
22 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
52.98315, -1.08611
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Big TrackWalking route▾
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Arboretum Route 1Walking route▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Park StepsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
65 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
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Lambley Lane Recreation Ground (North)
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
17,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,221 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Coot +41
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad Centurion · Xylota segnis +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Corizus hyoscyami
Wild Teasel · Hawthorn · Red Campion · Japanese Knotweed · Great Willowherb +49
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,221 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Coot +41
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad Centurion · Xylota segnis +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Corizus hyoscyami
Wild Teasel · Hawthorn · Red Campion · Japanese Knotweed · Great Willowherb +49
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataEpistrophe nitidicollisEpistrophe nitidicollisEpistrophe nitidicollisEpistrophe nitidicollisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusPampas-grassCortaderia selloanaPampas-grassCortaderia selloanaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBearded CouchElymus caninusBearded CouchElymus caninusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgaris