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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › East Midlands › Nottingham Getting here
52.96357, -1.18555
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Big Track Walking route ▾
Named route Ref The Big Track Local walking route
Show on map Arboretum Route 1 Walking route ▾
Arboretum Route 2 Walking route ▾
Park Steps Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
New Road public footpath · 67 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 67 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Ascot Road public footpath · 27 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 27 m Surface ground Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram Lines Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NTU - New Basford Local cycle route
Show on map Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Lenton Lane Cycle Gateway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Leen Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Gedling <> Arnold Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Coot · Moorhen +26
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Coot · Moorhen +26
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 