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Wollaton Park

4 ha

📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.94730, -1.20176

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Arboretum Route 1Walking route

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Arboretum Route 2Walking route

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Park StepsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

119 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

River LeenCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route N9Cycling route

Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

62,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

62,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +12

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

62,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +12

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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