Selston Country Park
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
53.06941, -1.31946
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeways 13Walking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
16,609 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,609 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis tenax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Canadian Fleabane · Butterfly-bush · Groundsel · Hedge Woundwort · Silver Birch +100
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,609 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis tenax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Canadian Fleabane · Butterfly-bush · Groundsel · Hedge Woundwort · Silver Birch +100
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
