Gedling Country Park

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

Gedling Country Park
The playgrounds and visitor centre at the park
TypeCountry park
Coordinates52.991°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

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. "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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