Thackerays Lane Recreation Ground
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.99425, -1.13658
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Southern Hawker +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Arboretum Route 1Walking route▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Park StepsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route▾
Mallard RouteWalking route▾
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route▾
Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Family Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
River LeenCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
Woodthorpe Park - once a cricket ground
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
29,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PigeonColumba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Mouse
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MouseMus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Polydrusus formosus · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +38
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Butterfly-bush · Creeping Buttercup · Tree-of-heaven · Borage · Yarrow +35
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
- BorageBorago officinalis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PigeonColumba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Mouse
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MouseMus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Polydrusus formosus · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +38
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Butterfly-bush · Creeping Buttercup · Tree-of-heaven · Borage · Yarrow +35
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
- BorageBorago officinalis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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