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Places › England › East Midlands › Nottingham Getting here
52.96511, -1.15237
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Big Track Walking route ▾
Named route Ref The Big Track Local walking route
Show on map Arboretum Route 1 Walking route ▾
Arboretum Route 2 Walking route ▾
Park Steps Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Smew Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Corporation Oaks public footpath · 329 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 329 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Packers Place public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface paved Path type: steps
Show on map Elm Avenue public footpath · 253 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 253 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram Lines Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NTU - New Basford Local cycle route
Show on map Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Lenton Lane Cycle Gateway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Leen Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
28,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,559 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Mute Swan +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Water Vole
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Vine Weevil · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +34
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Soldier · White Dead-nettle · Wild Marjoram · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Bilbao Fleabane +16
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata White Dead-nettle Lamium album Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,559 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Mute Swan +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Water Vole
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Vine Weevil · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +34
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Soldier · White Dead-nettle · Wild Marjoram · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Bilbao Fleabane +16
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata White Dead-nettle Lamium album Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Aeolothrips Aeolothrips2025
Aeolothrips Aeolothrips2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Eupteryx Eupteryx2025
Eupteryx Eupteryx2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Volucella Volucella2025
Volucella Volucella2025 Butterfly-bush
Butterfly-bush
Buddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale