Wilko Nature Reserve 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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53.29823, -1.06843
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 387m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 387m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +176 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +176 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Clumber Park Curiosities Long Walk, Clumber Park Walking route 12 km ▾
Varied terrain, including paths, parkland, woodland and road. Includes steps, slight slopes and roadside grass verges. Dog Friendly.
Named route Length 12 km Duration 05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dukeries Trail Walking route ▾
A Glimpse of Southern Clumber, Clumber Park Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Clumber Lake, woodlands, history, wildlife. Clear paths, bridleways and woodland tracks. Some uneven surfaces. Not suitable for dogs, livestock in fields.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Clumber on the War Path Circular Walk, Clumber Park Walking route 9.6 km ▾
This walk is dedicated to the men of Clumber who served and died in the Great War (1914–1918). Mostly clear paths through woodland and heathland, with some sections on roads. Slight to moderate gradients, uneven terrain.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647 Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref 647 Length 32 km Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakeside Cycle Trail Cycling route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 183 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 183 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 467 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 467 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 660 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 660 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Entrance to Wilkinson depot
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9,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jay +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Common Gull Larus canus Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Mole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Small White +27
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Chicory · Fragrant Agrimony · Common Fleabane · Wild Carrot · Bracken +9
Chicory Cichorium intybus Fragrant Agrimony Agrimonia procera Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Wild Carrot Daucus carota Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jay +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Common Gull Larus canus Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Mole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Small White +27
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Chicory · Fragrant Agrimony · Common Fleabane · Wild Carrot · Bracken +9
Chicory Cichorium intybus Fragrant Agrimony Agrimonia procera Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Wild Carrot Daucus carota Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Zygina nivea Zygina nivea
Zygina nivea Zygina nivea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2024
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2024
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2024
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2024
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024 