Glade
← Back🎱 Bowling green

Sutton Bonnington Bowls Club

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BowlsWildlifeBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.82706, -1.25068

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Mulberry Tree Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef GHT
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Soar Lanebyway open to all traffic · 916 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 916 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Soar Lanebyway open to all traffic · 6 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 6 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Buck's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 63 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 63 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Buck's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 110 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 110 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Soar Lanebyway open to all traffic · 51 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 51 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sutton Bonington School of Agriculture

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sutton Bonington School of Agriculture

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Meadow ParkUrban park4.7 km→🦉BISHOP'S MEADOWNature reserve4.5 km→🌱The Pinfold Village PoundUrban park4.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2 km→✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site2 km→🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park2.2 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: b06b33e8-1726-4ecd-a9f3-98186452ea87