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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Nottingham Getting here
52.95294, -1.22001
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Grounds — 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 ☕ The Grounds — 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· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 River Leen Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bennerley Viaduct Viewpoint Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route N9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref N9 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Church of St Leonard, Wollaton
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Wildlife to spot
52,942 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,942 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Badger +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,942 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Badger +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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