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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Nottingham Getting here
52.90522, -1.17017
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 🛝 Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Hobby, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Hobby, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog-rose, Yellow-rattle, False Oat-grass +92 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog-rose, Yellow-rattle, False Oat-grass +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Kingfisher Route Walking route ▾
Mallard Route Walking route ▾
Owl Route Walking route ▾
Named route Uk Nottingham Colwick park
Show on map Waymarked Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Uk Nottingham Colwick park
Show on map Silverdale Walk public footpath · 151 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 151 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
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 West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52) Cycling route ▾
Named route Uk Nottinghamshire
Show on map Cliton to City Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref N1 Regional cycle route
Show on map N14 <> Colwick Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Uk Nottingham
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Mocydia crocea2025
Mocydia crocea2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2025
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2025 Radula complanata
Radula complanata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Raspberry Bryum Bryum klinggraeffii
Raspberry Bryum Bryum klinggraeffii
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Showy Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium speciosum
Showy Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium speciosum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans
Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia 