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Places › England › East Midlands › Nottingham Getting here
52.97000, -1.19506
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 6 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 6 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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, Magpie, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Orange Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Orange Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
114 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 River Leen Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route N9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref N9 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay +12
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +4
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Sika Deer Cervus nippon 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jay +12
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +4
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Sika Deer Cervus nippon 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
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