Upper Saxondale Tennis Club
21 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
52.94325, -1.00345
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fieldfare and Egyptian Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fieldfare and Egyptian Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Fieldfare, Egyptian Goose, Green Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Fieldfare, Egyptian Goose, Green Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Green-veined White +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route▾
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The Smew TrailWalking route▾
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Shoveler TrailWalking route▾
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Goldeneye TrailWalking route▾
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Notts Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Fosse 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Family Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Burton Joyce <> ColwickCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
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Upper Saxondale Tennis Club
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,226 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,226 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Grey Partridge +32
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects70 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +65
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,226 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Grey Partridge +32
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects70 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +65
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusEupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2025Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2025Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis2025Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima202518-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata202518-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Melanotus castanipes/villosusMelanotus castanipes/villosus2025Melanotus castanipes/villosusMelanotus castanipes/villosus2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2025Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus2025Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Hallomenus binotatusHallomenus binotatus2025Hallomenus binotatusHallomenus binotatus2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus2025Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Events & activities nearby
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