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Wollaton Park

27 ha

📷 Lynne Kirton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

52.94406, -1.21722

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spot

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11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Canada Goose +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Canada Goose +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Minotaur Beetle +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Arboretum Route 1Walking route

Named route

Arboretum Route 2Walking route

Named route

Park StepsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Skylark RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

115 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

Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

River LeenCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route N9Cycling route

Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

62,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

62,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

winterspring

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Coot · Magpie +17

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

winter

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Cream-streaked Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

62,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

winterspring

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Coot · Magpie +17

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

winter

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Cream-streaked Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lynne Kirton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The lake, Wollaton Park.

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🦉WOLLATON PARKNature reserve600 m→🌱Wollaton ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Wollaton Hall Formal GardenUrban park700 m→🌱University of NottinghamUrban park1.3 km→🌱King George's ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bramcote Hills ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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