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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.00147, -1.12527
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕1 Market Place Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕1 Market Place Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellowfoot Waxcap, Green Elfcup, Oak Crust +46 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Arboretum Route 1Walking route▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route▾
65 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
River LeenCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
24,264 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,264 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackcap · Magpie +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PigeonColumba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Polydrusus formosus +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Razor Strop Fungus · Torth Felen · Roundspored Oysterling · Jelly Ear · Coprinopsis canoceps +27
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Coprinopsis canocepsCoprinopsis canoceps
- Milky BonnetHemimycena lactea
- Common Earthball
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cockspur · Sowbread · Sneezewort · Yellow Loosestrife · Pale Galingale +2
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
- Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,264 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackcap · Magpie +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PigeonColumba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Polydrusus formosus +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Razor Strop Fungus · Torth Felen · Roundspored Oysterling · Jelly Ear · Coprinopsis canoceps +27
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Coprinopsis canocepsCoprinopsis canoceps
- Milky BonnetHemimycena lactea
- Common Earthball
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cockspur · Sowbread · Sneezewort · Yellow Loosestrife · Pale Galingale +2
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
- Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Gasteruption jaculatorGasteruption jaculator2025Gasteruption jaculatorGasteruption jaculator2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025Scleroderma citrinum
Scleroderma citrinum
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaStereum ramealeStereum ramealeStereum ramealeStereum ramealeOrange MosscapRickenella fibulaOrange MosscapRickenella fibulaTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorRusset ToughshankGymnopus dryophilusRusset ToughshankGymnopus dryophilusMatt BoleteXerocomellus pruinatusMatt BoleteXerocomellus pruinatusSagaranella tylicolorSagaranella tylicolorSagaranella tylicolorSagaranella tylicolorWatery ToughshankGymnopus aquosusWatery ToughshankGymnopus aquosusCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonSmall StagshornCalocera corneaSmall StagshornCalocera corneaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraHairy Nuts DiscoLanzia echinophilaHairy Nuts DiscoLanzia echinophilaSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisHoof FungusFomes fomentariusHoof FungusFomes fomentariusSpring BrittlestemPsathyrella spadiceogriseaSpring BrittlestemPsathyrella spadiceogriseaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeFelted TwigletTubaria conspersaFelted TwigletTubaria conspersaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumAniseed FunnelClitocybe odoraAniseed FunnelClitocybe odoraDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumSweet Violet
Sweet Violet
Viola odorata
Viola odorata
