Woodthorpe Grange Park
48 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
52.98478, -1.13577
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bean Culture at Woodthorpe Grange Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bean Culture at Woodthorpe Grange Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 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▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Park StepsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
112 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
Family Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
River LeenCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
35,037 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,037 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Magpie · Woodpigeon +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PigeonColumba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +42
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tree-of-heaven · Borage · Yarrow · Cockspur · Sowbread +13
- Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
- BorageBorago officinalis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,037 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Magpie · Woodpigeon +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PigeonColumba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +42
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tree-of-heaven · Borage · Yarrow · Cockspur · Sowbread +13
- Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
- BorageBorago officinalis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaSyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae2025Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2025Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025VolucellaVolucella2025VolucellaVolucella2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridis