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Gedling Country Park

Gedling Country Park is a country park in Gedling, Nottingham, England. The park is situated in the Mapperley area.

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, named Café 1899, 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. The play park is acknowledged as the second best park in the borough of Gedling after Calverton parish council’s James Seely park that was also redeveloped by Proludic but at a cost of £341,000.00 at the end of 2024.

Facilities

There is a diversity of wildlife, mining heritage, footpaths, trails and woodland. Bird watching and heritage trails are also available. A Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning at 9am, the course is an undulating single lap figure of eight.

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