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Trent Meadows

17 ha

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

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.89039, -1.25089

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Crested Grebe
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Crested Grebe
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths 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

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Erewash Circular Walk 2Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Stenniespublic footpath · 10 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lenton Abbey <> City CentreCycling route

Named routeRef N3Regional cycle route

Lilac GroveCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Boots (Visitors)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Clifton <> KegworthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Greenway Trailbridleway · 1.1 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

95,019 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

95,019 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Robin · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

95,019 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Robin · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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

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