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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.72926, -1.73129
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Espresso Essential — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Espresso Essential — 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🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Teal, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Mallard, Teal, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spear Thistle, Holly, Common Mallow +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Sands Garden at the National Arboretum
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Wildlife to spot
52,581 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
52,581 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose +5
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Badger · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shining Crane's-bill · Spear Thistle · Cherry Laurel · Garlic Mustard · Common Mallow +93
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
52,581 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose +5
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Badger · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shining Crane's-bill · Spear Thistle · Cherry Laurel · Garlic Mustard · Common Mallow +93
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
