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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
53.00081, -1.17123
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 250m away — 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 — Pochard, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pochard, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Papillate Pinkgill, Wood Blewits +125 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Small White +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Arboretum Route 1Walking route▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route▾
Henning Gardenspublic footpath · 155 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 155 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route▾
Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
River LeenCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> MapperleyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
36,934 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,934 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Raven · Kingfisher · Robin +28
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Badger · Mouse
- BadgerMeles meles
- MouseMus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +32
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Rosy Navel · Geopora arenicola · Torth Felen · Bolete Mould · Chicken Of The Woods +39
- Rosy NavelContumyces rosellus
- Geopora arenicolaGeopora arenicola
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina
- Ganoderma adspersum
Red Valerian · Tansy · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Prickly Lettuce · Canadian Fleabane +25
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- MistletoeViscum album
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,934 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Raven · Kingfisher · Robin +28
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Badger · Mouse
- BadgerMeles meles
- MouseMus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +32
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Rosy Navel · Geopora arenicola · Torth Felen · Bolete Mould · Chicken Of The Woods +39
- Rosy NavelContumyces rosellus
- Geopora arenicolaGeopora arenicola
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina
- Ganoderma adspersum
Red Valerian · Tansy · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Prickly Lettuce · Canadian Fleabane +25
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- MistletoeViscum album
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiaeRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipescaddisfliesTrichopteracaddisfliesTrichopteraLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulusAthripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereusAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaLesser Water-BoatmanCorixidaeLesser Water-BoatmanCorixidaeField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusPeripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleriOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHarpalusHarpalusHarpalusHarpalusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorGanoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaDead Man's FingersXylaria polymorphaDead Man's FingersXylaria polymorphaSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusRedleg ToughshankGymnopus erythropusRedleg ToughshankGymnopus erythropusFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaBeefsteak FungusFistulina hepaticaBeefsteak FungusFistulina hepaticaGiant PolyporeMeripilus giganteusGiant PolyporeMeripilus giganteusDryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosusDryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosusSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumWillow ShieldPluteus salicinusWillow ShieldPluteus salicinusCharcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxanthaCharcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxanthaBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusArtist's BracketGanoderma applanatumArtist's BracketGanoderma applanatumVerdigris RoundheadStropharia aeruginosaVerdigris RoundheadStropharia aeruginosaLilac FibrecapInocybe lilacinaLilac FibrecapInocybe lilacinaStinking DapperlingLepiota cristataStinking DapperlingLepiota cristataHoof FungusFomes fomentariusHoof FungusFomes fomentariusYellow FieldcapBolbitius titubansYellow FieldcapBolbitius titubansBleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentumBleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentumJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaePenny BunBoletus edulisPenny BunBoletus edulisBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusFool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosaFool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataHare's EarOtidea onoticaHare's EarOtidea onoticaWhite DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothitesWhite DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothitesShaggy InkcapCoprinus comatusShaggy InkcapCoprinus comatusRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaOak BlackheadDiatrypella quercinaOak BlackheadDiatrypella quercinaWood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatusWood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatusMagpie InkcapCoprinopsis picaceaMagpie InkcapCoprinopsis picaceaHoney FungusArmillaria melleaHoney FungusArmillaria melleaThorn-appleDatura stramoniumThorn-appleDatura stramoniumSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides