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The Cuckoo Bush

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.85388, -1.20797

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Skylark RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton <> City CentreCycling route
Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hill Roadbridleway · 184 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 184 mPath type: unclassified
Wood Lanebridleway · 190 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 190 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Cuckoo Bush, Gotham

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Cuckoo Bush, Gotham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Meadow ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱The Pinfold Village PoundUrban park3.1 km→🌱Trent MeadowsUrban park5 km→🦉TRENT MEADOWSNature reserve5 km→🌱Meadow ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site2.9 km→

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