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Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
52.97991, -1.10888
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 279m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 279m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Pointed Spear-moss, Neat Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Pointed Spear-moss, Neat Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Gedling <> Arnold
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 87 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 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 Midland Road Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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
21,382 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,382 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pigeon Columba2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Hawthorn Shieldbug Wild Teasel · Common Nettle · Tree-of-heaven · Borage · Yarrow +16
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Borage Borago officinalis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Field Maple Acer campestre Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,382 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pigeon Columba2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Hawthorn Shieldbug Wild Teasel · Common Nettle · Tree-of-heaven · Borage · Yarrow +16
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Borage Borago officinalis Yarrow Achillea millefolium Field Maple Acer campestre Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Tree Spinach Chenopodium giganteum
Tree Spinach Chenopodium giganteum
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Slender Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus
Slender Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens 