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🛝Family🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.88304, -1.14974
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Coffee & Cake by the Lake — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Coffee & Cake by the Lake — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Brown Rat, Brown Hare +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
The Big TrackWalking route▾
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef GHT
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Asher Lanepublic footpath · 590 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 590 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Asher Lanepublic footpath · 384 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 384 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Moor Lanepublic footpath · 2.5 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.5 kmSurface earthPath type: footway
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton <> City CentreCycling route▾
Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
New cycle lanes built and open for use after road wideneing, currently unsigned
Named routeRef R1Local cycle route
Lilac GroveCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lady Bay <> South Nottm CollegeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grantham CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Lake in Rushcliffe Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
31,654 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,654 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +37
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common Earwig · Bishop's Mitre · Corizus hyoscyami · Pterostichus melanarius · Small Black Ant +20
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
- Small Black AntLasius niger2025
- Black Clock
Spindle · Maple · Bulrush · Hawthorn · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +32
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- MapleAcer
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Water MintMentha aquatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,654 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +37
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common Earwig · Bishop's Mitre · Corizus hyoscyami · Pterostichus melanarius · Small Black Ant +20
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
- Small Black AntLasius niger2025
- Black Clock
Spindle · Maple · Bulrush · Hawthorn · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +32
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- MapleAcer
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Water MintMentha aquatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterostichus madidus2025
Pterostichus madidus2025
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2025Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2025Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2025Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2025Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2025Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Marsh-mallowAlthaea officinalisMarsh-mallowAlthaea officinalisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Evening-primroseOenothera biennisCommon Evening-primroseOenothera biennisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareSlender Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus angustissimusSlender Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus angustissimusDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorus