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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Rushcliffe Getting here
52.87575, -1.20848
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Curly Crisp-moss +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Curly Crisp-moss +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Big Track Walking route ▾
Named route Ref The Big Track Local walking route
Show on map Bunny Old Wood Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Skylark Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gotham Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GHT
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Clifton <> City Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref N1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Lilac Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lady Bay <> South Nottm College Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Clifton <> Kegworth Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Bridleway gate to Long Spinney
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Wildlife to spot
14,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,248 records · National Biodiversity Network Lapwing · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Wren +36
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red-necked Wallaby · Grey Squirrel
Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Great Plait-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss +4
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,248 records · National Biodiversity Network Lapwing · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Wren +36
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red-necked Wallaby · Grey Squirrel
Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Great Plait-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss +4
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
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