Nature reserve
Dog walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve
Attenborough Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Broxtowe, 2.7 km from the middle of Beeston. 63 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 47% are under 3 km and 12% are loops.
See every dog walk near Beeston, or across Nottinghamshire.
Three walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve
From the 63 walks that lie mostly in Attenborough Nature Reserve, those that start nearest its middle: a 7.0 km loop, a 2.8 km there and back and a 4.1 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Attenborough Nature Reserve (longest)7.0 km · 121 min · A loop
- Near Attenborough Nature Reserve (shortest)2.8 km · 48 min · There and back
- Near Attenborough Nature Reserve (in between)4.1 km · 70 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Site of Special Scientific InterestAttenborough Gravel Pits SSSINatural England designations
- Open by permission, not by right19 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right3 hectares of the woodland
Broxtowe council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve are like
Every share is of the 63 walks that lie mostly in Attenborough Nature Reserve, with Beeston as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
3 to 5 km: 36% of the walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve, against 20% near Beeston.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Beeston |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 47% | 41% |
| 3 to 5 km | 36% | 20% |
| 5 to 8 km | 14% | 17% |
| 8 to 12 km | 1% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | <1% | 8% |
What shape they are
A loop: 12% of the walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve, against 31% near Beeston.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Beeston |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 12% | 31% |
| There and back the same way | 52% | 40% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 34% | 27% |
What is beside the path
On roads or lanes for half or more: 36% of the walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve, against 80% near Beeston.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Beeston |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 42% | 28% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 100% | 73% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 100% | 61% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 28% | 6% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 36% | 80% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 13% |
What might stop you
No busy road to cross: 84% of the walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve, against 45% near Beeston.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Beeston |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 100% | 80% |
| Never beside a busy road | 80% | 43% |
| No busy road to cross | 84% | 45% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 74% | 82% |
| No steps | 58% | 54% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 1% of the walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve, against 22% near Beeston.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Beeston |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 76% | 93% |
| Pass a pub | 44% | 52% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 93% | 75% |
| Pass a public toilet | 47% | 37% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 1% | 22% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Attenborough Nature Reserve, for your dog
If you live in Nottinghamshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 42% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Attenborough Nature Reserve before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Nottinghamshire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Attenborough Nature Reserve?
- Broxtowe has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Attenborough Nature Reserve?
- 63 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Getting there
7 car parks, 1 public toilet and 9 dog bins within Attenborough Nature Reserve or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.