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Weirfield Recreation Ground

9 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.91279, -1.20185

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕canal heritage centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕canal heritage centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way; Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Park StepsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Skylark RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef GHT

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

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

Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cliton to City CentreCycling route

Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route

Sneinton GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

83,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

83,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie +56

WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PintailAnas acuta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Badger · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

83,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie +56

WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PintailAnas acuta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Badger · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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