Bestwood Country Park

Alexandra Lodge
Northern Drive
Park Road
Bestwood Village
Nottingham
NG6 8UF

Map of Bestwood Country Park (Link will open a new browser window)

tel:  general enquiries:  0844 9 80 80 80 (8am - 8pm Mon-Fri;  8am - 12 noon Sat); 0115 927 3674 (Sat pm & all day Sunday)

country park:  0115 927 3674

e-mail: bestwood.country.park@nottscc.gov.uk

So much to discover!

This 650 acre park on the northern fringe of Nottingham has an incredible variety of different wildlife habitats.

From Mill Lakes, teeming with water birds, to meadows full of wildflowers, from ancient oak woodland to a reclaimed pit tip, Bestwood has a landscape which reflects the varied history of Nottinghamshire itself.

The Winding Engine House, an imposing piece of industrial archaeology, is a memorial to the coal mining industry once so important to our economy.  The building is currently being restored by Nottinghamshire County Council, with funding support from The Heritage Lottery Fund, The Greater Nottingham Partnership and the Building Better Communities initiative. Work should finish in autumn 2009.

Want to know what's on at Bestwood Country Park?

Download the summer & autumn events programme [PDF 1.2MB] or Bestwood Country Park and other sites in Greenwood Community Forest

A park for the community

School, faith and community groups are welcome at Bestwood, and the park’s mission is to make the countryside accessible to all. Our ranger team work regularly with all kinds of groups, ranging from autistic adults and people with mental health problems to disadvantaged teenagers at risk of exclusion from school. Ring the park to find out more about our programme of health walks, team building activities, school age environmental education and more.