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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.90510, -1.03571
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
- ☀️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
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Wigeon +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Wigeon +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +91 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 km15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shoveler TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route▾
Mallard RouteWalking route▾
34 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
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Trent Basin <> Colwick Country ParkCycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottingham
Grantham CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
22,351 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,351 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Little Ringed Plover · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Robin +38
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects39 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Dock Bug +34
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadow Brome · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Southern Marsh-orchid · Hedge Bindweed +11
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Meadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatus
- Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,351 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Little Ringed Plover · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Robin +38
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects39 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Dock Bug +34
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadow Brome · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Southern Marsh-orchid · Hedge Bindweed +11
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Meadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatus
- Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas