Gedling Country Park
The playgrounds and visitor centre at the park
TypeCountry park
Coordinates52°59′28″N 1°05′06″W / 52.991°N 1.085°W / 52.991; -1.085
Area580 acres (230 hectares)[1]
Opened2015
Owned byGedling Borough Council
Operated byGedling Borough Council
OpenAll year
Websitewww.gedling.gov.uk/gedlingcountrypark/
The Blue Lagoon at Gedling Country Park
The Memorial Garden at Gedling Country Park

Gedling Country Park is a country park in Gedling, Nottingham, England.[1]

History

The park is on the grounds of the former Gedling Colliery, which closed in 1991 and was subsequently used as a civic amenity site before closing to the public. The site was converted into the present country park in 2015.[2] A café and visitor centre, dubbed Café 1899, were opened at the park in 2017 at a cost of £1.5 million,[3] alongside a children's playground themed to the Colliery constructed by playground equipment manufacturer Proludic, at the cost of £200,000.[4]

Facilities

There is a diversity of wildlife, mining heritage, footpaths, trails and woodland.[5] There is bird watching[6] and heritage trails.[7] A Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning at 9am, the course is an undulating single lap figure of eight.[8] A friendly three legged cat called Juno spends a lot of his time saying hello to visitors to the park, chasing dogs and eating chicken sandwiches.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gedling Country Park". www.gedling.gov.uk. Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former colliery country park opens". 28 March 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Barlow, Jamie (12 June 2017). "£1.5 million visitor centre and cafe opens at Gedling Country Park". nottstv.com. Nottingham: Notts TV. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Children's play area for Gedling Country Park". www.externalworksindex.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "About Gedling Country Park". Friends of Gedling Country Park.
  6. ↑ "Gedling". nottsbirders.net. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "New heritage trail opens at Gedling Country Park". 25 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Course - Gedling parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk.
  9. ↑ "Facebook Groups". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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