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Country Parks & Nature Reserves in Nottingham

Every country parks & nature reserves day out we've visited and written up honestly.

10 places Every one visited by us 6 free to visit

Attenborough Nature Reserve

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Attenborough Nature Reserve

AttenboroughFree entry

A wetland reserve with river paths, a café and a sand martin hide, free to explore, but parking costs from £3 unless you're a member.

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Bestwood Country ParkFree

Bestwood Country Park

Nottingham

650 acres of hilly park with a Victorian winding engine house to explore and a volunteer-run café open Saturday mornings.

Baby changeCaféFree parkingParking+3 more

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Colwick Country Park

Nottingham

Big lakeside park east of the city with a recycled-equipment playground for toddlers to 10-year-olds, free parking and miles of flat paths for buggies and bikes.

Dog friendlyFree parkingOutdoor playParking+2 more

Cotgrave Country Park

Cotgrave Country Park

200 acres of former colliery land turned into woods, lakes and meadows, free to explore on foot, bike or horseback, with den-building areas for kids.

Gedling Country Park

Gedling Country Park

Mapperley

Former colliery turned 276-acre country park with a mining-themed play area, zip wire and accessible trails, free to explore, with a proper café for afters.

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Lambley Dumbles

Lambley

Miniature stream ravines threading through the fields, pure welly-boot country, minutes from Arnold.

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Free

Martin's Pond & Harrison's Plantation

Wollaton, Nottingham

A boardwalk nature reserve hiding behind ordinary Wollaton streets, ducklings in spring, dragonflies in summer.

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