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Path in Gedling Country Park
by Graham Hogg
geograph for square SK6243
The park is on the grounds of the former Gedling Colliery, which closed in 1991.... (more)
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Gedling Access Road progress - July 2020
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
On the edge of Gedling Country Park, with the methane powered generating station... (more)
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The Pit of Nations, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6144
Mosaic at Cafe 1899.
Gedling Colliery was known locally as the 'Pit of... (more)
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Rasselbock Running event, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
Rasselbock organise these runs around the country. The aim is fun running for... (more)
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May blossom, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6143
Looking out over the village of Gedling (with spire) and further to the Trent Valley.
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Gedling Country Park
by Graham Hogg
geograph for square SK6144
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From coal power to solar power
by Graham Hogg
geograph for square SK6143
This solar farm in Gedling Country Park on the site of the former Gedling... (more)
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The North Viewing Platform in Gedling Country Park
by Graham Hogg
geograph for square SK6244
Providing extensive views to the north and east with Lincoln Cathedral said to... (more)
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The South Viewing Platform in Gedling Country Park
by Graham Hogg
geograph for square SK6143
Providing extensive views to the south and west over Nottingham and the Trent Valley.
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Frost in Gedling Country Park 20
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
A walker provides a dash of colour on a drab day.
Beyond, construction of the... (more)
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Gedling Access Road construction 240121 6
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
View from the southern viewpoint on Gedling Country Park.
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Gedling Access Road construction 240121 5
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
View from the main spoil tip in Gedling Country Park
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Houses on the ridge - Instow Close
by Alan Murray-Rust
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Modern development off Spring Lane, Mapperley, overlooking Gedling Country Park... (more)
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View across Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
The works for the Gedling Access Road are visible in the middle distance.
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Footpath closed, in Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
The path has been cut by the construction of the Gedling Access Road.
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Gedling Access Road construction site 8
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
Gedling Country Park on the old colliery spoil tip in the background.
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Wild strawberries, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6144
Fragaria vesca. Flowering in profusion alongside this section of the path.
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Steep Descent, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6144
The handwritten sign was added specifically for the run... (more)
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Coot and cootling, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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On the upper lagoon.
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Holocaust Memorial Garden, Gedling Country Park 2
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6144
Inaugurated in March 2023, it is intended as an area of quiet reflection. The... (more)
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Holocaust Memorial Garden, Gedling Country Park 1
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
Inaugurated in March 2023, it is intended as an area of quiet reflection. The... (more)
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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Detail of the Whitty Pear Link showing the... ( more) |
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
No.37. Whitty pear Sorbus domestica. Not a name I was familiar with. It is not... (more)
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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No.27. Blackthorn Prunus spinosa. See... (more)
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The winding path, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
Winding up from the central crossroads towards the South Viewing Platform.
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
No.11. Spindle-tree Euonymus europaeus See... (more)
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
No.10. Wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana. See... (more)
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
No.4. English elm Ulmus procera. See... (more)
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6144
No.2. Sessile oak Quercus petraea. Sadly, this specimen appears to have... (more)
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
No.1 Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica var. purpurea). See... (more)
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Green Man sculpture, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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Marking the start of the British Native Tree Trail... (more)
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Sculpted Squirrel, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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Owtlooking owl and squrrying squirrel, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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This wood sculpture marks the end of the British Native Tree Trail... (more)
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Keeping a watchful eye, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
This wood sculpture marks the end of the British Native Tree Trail... (more)
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British Native Tree Trail, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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No.73, Alder (Alnus glutinosa). The specimen is the tall tree at the back, not... (more)
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The Ivan Gollop Bee Garden, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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The bee-friendly herbaceous plants have yet to come into bloom.
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The Ivan Gollop Bee Garden, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
The bee-friendly herbaceous plants have yet to come into bloom.
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Peeping from a pipe, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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Newly planted Rowan sapling.
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Decaying fungus, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6244
Species as yet unidentified.
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New broom, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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Common Broom (Citisus scoparius)
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Buttercups and daisies, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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A carpet of blossom on the slopes of the spoil tip.
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Sycamore saplings, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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The leaves are, unusually, brown at this stage of their growth.
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Fresh gorse blooms, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
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Alongside the Southern Basin.
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Entrance path, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
Permanently established access following completion of Colliery Way. The rough... (more)
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Northern Basin, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
Seen from the footway along Colliery Way.
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Memorial Garden, Gedling Country Park
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6144
Not quite the view I was hoping for at exact noon, as I was just a couple of... (more)
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The Spring Lane entrance to Gedling Country Park
by Graham Hogg
geograph for square SK6144
Featuring a wagon typical of those used in the former colliery on which the park... (more)
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Rough seas
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6144
Modified sign on one of the cycle routes in Gedling Country Park.
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Frost in Gedling Country Park 22
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK6143
A red hip provides one of the few splashes of colour in a dull landscape,... (more)
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Break in the clouds
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK6143
A grey frosty morning in Gedling Country Park with a view over the Trent Valley... (more)
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