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The Embankment

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 180m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 180m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +10 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 15

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Notts Wolds WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Fosse 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route666 m

Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,676 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,676 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds2 species

springsummer

2026

Grey Partridge · Kingfisher

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Hedgehog · Rabbit

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Darter · Green-veined White · Banded Demoiselle +25

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,676 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds2 species

springsummer

2026

Grey Partridge · Kingfisher

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Hedgehog · Rabbit

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Darter · Green-veined White · Banded Demoiselle +25

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Donnylad · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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