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Nottingham Tennis Centre

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.93454, -1.18680

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Building Car Park 160m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Building Car Park 160m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

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 — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Skylark RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

115 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

West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route

Named routeUk Nottinghamshire

Wildlife to spot

41,083 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,083 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +13

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,083 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +13

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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