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Calverton Methodist Church

1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.03911, -1.08434

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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
🛝Playground 104m 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 104m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Alder Leaf Beetle +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Alder Leaf Beetle +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Robin Hood WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dark Lanepublic footpath · 806 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 806 mPath type: footway

Woods Lanepublic footpath · 103 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Arnolt Hill Park <> Mapperley & CarltonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arnold <> Gedling Country ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arnold <> Mapperley & CarltonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arnold <> Arnot Hill ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arnold Hill Academy <> Mapperley and CarltonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds41 species

summer

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

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Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Cercopis vulnerata · Syrphus

Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants29 species

autumn

2025

Yellow-wort · Ramsons · Wild Thyme · Red Dead-nettle · Sowbread +24

Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Orange Day-lilyHemerocallis fulva
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae
Lesser CentauryCentaurium pulchellum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Narrow-leaved Water-plantainAlisma lanceolatum2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2024
Swedish CotoneasterCotoneaster conspicuus x dammeri = C. x suecicus2024
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

summer

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Cercopis vulnerata · Syrphus

Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants29 species

autumn

2025

Yellow-wort · Ramsons · Wild Thyme · Red Dead-nettle · Sowbread +24

Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Orange Day-lilyHemerocallis fulva
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae
Lesser CentauryCentaurium pulchellum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Narrow-leaved Water-plantainAlisma lanceolatum2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2024
Swedish CotoneasterCotoneaster conspicuus x dammeri = C. x suecicus2024
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses on Mansfield Lane, Calverton

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