Wollaton Park Walled Garden
3 ha
🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.95349, -1.21017
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 197m 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 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Big TrackWalking route▾
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Arboretum Route 1Walking route▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Park StepsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
111 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Old Coach Roadbridleway · 237 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 237 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Photos

Central wall, the old kitchen garden, Wollaton Hall
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
46,543 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
46,543 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2026▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen +31
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,543 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2026▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen +31
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymiMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025