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St Helen's Church

📷 johnfromnotts · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.98626, -1.03676

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Hugo's — 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Hugo's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Smew TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shoveler TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Kingfisher RouteWalking route

Named route

Mallard RouteWalking route

Named route

Owl RouteWalking route

Named routeUk Nottingham Colwick park

St Helen's Crescentpublic footpath · 121 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Tim Lanepublic footpath · 113 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

53 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

Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

17,122 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,122 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerautumn

2026

Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +50

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants9 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Bilbao Fleabane · Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Redshank +4

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Groundsel

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,122 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerautumn

2026

Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +50

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants9 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Bilbao Fleabane · Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Redshank +4

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Groundsel

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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