Attenborough Nature Reserve

The only Nature Reserve I stick to for wildlife photography and birdwatching because of convenient location and photogenic species. There are many cute doggy regulars too. I hope to see herons in the future, and wild mammals during summer.

A great place to go in the summer to collect some blackberries and spend sometime chatting with friends. I went in the very end of the summer and the blackberries were all gone, but the reserve was beautiful.

Stumbled across this beautiful place whilst staying in a nearby hotel. Didn’t even know it was there so it was a nice surprise. A really tranquil place to take a walk anyway from everything that’s going on. Birdspotter’s haven and a great place to watch the sunset.

When my sister and I visited a friend in Nottingham earlier in the year, she took us for a walk round the Attenborough Nature Centre and what a treat it was!
Located in the southern end of Nottingham, there is a fair amount of parking and you pay a suggested donation for parking. There’s a large café located near the pond but we went for a long walk.
The main habitat of wetlands and river are great for wildlife and there are numerous hides dotted around for twitchers and wannabe twitchers to observe birds. We enjoyed the riverside walk very much and I was lucky enough to get some incredible light that day for some lovely photos.
This is a true gem and well worth a visit

Absolutely gorgeous area to come for a walk, you can’t believe you are so close to the city. Its very busy on weekends and bank holidays at those times I never visit. At other times its great even in the winter in stays beautiful.

i used to go here as a kid its great.

this takes me back to my childhood too, beautiful walks.

Attenborough Nature Reserve is an excellent attraction located between Beeston and Long Eaton, 6 miles from Nottingham city centre. Parking is free, though a donation via a pay-​and-​display machine is suggested. There are scenic walks along the paths that thread between the lakes and islands that make up the reserve and, needless to say, the site is a haven for birdwatchers. The visitor centre is well worth a look it has a pleasant café (which also has an outside veranda overlooking one of the lakes), a small shop, displays relating to the history of the reserve and some of its inhabitants, and computer activities for the kids. Overall, Attenborough Nature Reserve is a pleasant place to while away a couple of hours.