Gedling Country Park
Gedling Country Park is a country park in Gedling, Nottingham, England.
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. A café and visitor centre, dubbed Café 1899, were opened at the park in 2017 at a cost of £1.5 million, alongside a children's playground themed to the Colliery constructed by playground equipment manufacturer Proludic, at the cost of £200,000.
Facilities
There is a diversity of wildlife, mining heritage, footpaths, trails and woodland. There is bird watching and heritage trails. A Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning at 9am, the course is an undulating single lap figure of eight.
References
- ^ "Gedling Country Park". www.gedling.gov.uk. Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Former colliery country park opens". 28 March 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Children's play area for Gedling Country Park". www.externalworksindex.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "About Gedling Country Park". Friends of Gedling Country Park.
- ^ "Gedling". nottsbirders.net. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "New heritage trail opens at Gedling Country Park". 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Course - Gedling parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk.