Ravenshead Leisure Centre 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.07757, -1.16580
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Black-necked Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Woodlark +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-necked Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Woodlark +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +9 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Bracken, Common Nettle +126 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Bracken, Common Nettle +126 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 339 m ▾
Named route Length 339 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 136 m ▾
Named route Length 136 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 428 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 428 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 149 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 149 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
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Wildlife to spot
25,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black-necked Grebe · Little Ringed Plover · Woodlark · Raven · Barn Owl +46
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Woodlark Lullula arborea Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Quail Coturnix coturnix Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coot Fulica atra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red-necked Wallaby · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · Violet Ground Beetle +3
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Willowherb · Adria Bellflower
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black-necked Grebe · Little Ringed Plover · Woodlark · Raven · Barn Owl +46
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Woodlark Lullula arborea Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Quail Coturnix coturnix Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coot Fulica atra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red-necked Wallaby · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · Violet Ground Beetle +3
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Willowherb · Adria Bellflower
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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