Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Rushcliffe Country Park
Rushcliffe Country Park is a local nature reserve of 85 hectares in Rushcliffe, 6.6 km from the middle of Beeston. 43 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 44% are under 3 km and 23% are loops.
See every dog walk near Beeston, or across Nottinghamshire.
Three walks in Rushcliffe Country Park
From the 43 walks that lie mostly in Rushcliffe Country Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 2.6 km loop, an 11.6 km there and back and a 5.4 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Ruddington loop2.6 km · 45 min · A loop
- Bunny and back11.6 km · 198 min · There and back
- Near Rushcliffe Country Park5.4 km · 92 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by permission, not by right36 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Dogs on a lead“Rushcliffe Country Park: children's playground, skate park and cycle track area”Rushcliffe council dog control order, read 1 October 2026
- Dogs are kept out“Children's Play Area”
- Dogs are kept out“skate parks and gym equipment zones”
- Dogs are kept out“Sensory Trail”
- Dogs on a lead“Rushcliffe Country Park: lake, visitor centre, sensory trail and car park area”
Rushcliffe 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 Rushcliffe Country Park are like
Every share is of the 43 walks that lie mostly in Rushcliffe Country Park, with Beeston as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Over 12 km: 4% of the walks in Rushcliffe Country Park, against 8% 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 | 44% | 41% |
| 3 to 5 km | 23% | 20% |
| 5 to 8 km | 16% | 17% |
| 8 to 12 km | 11% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 4% | 8% |
What shape they are
A loop: 23% of the walks in Rushcliffe Country Park, 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 | 23% | 31% |
| There and back the same way | 44% | 40% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 32% | 27% |
What is beside the path
Under trees for a third or more of the way: 90% of the walks in Rushcliffe Country Park, against 28% 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 | 90% | 28% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 79% | 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 | 20% | 6% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 41% | 80% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 13% |
What might stop you
Never beside a busy road: 79% of the walks in Rushcliffe Country Park, against 43% 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 | 67% | 80% |
| Never beside a busy road | 79% | 43% |
| No busy road to cross | 79% | 45% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 69% | 82% |
| No steps | 65% | 54% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 93% of the walks in Rushcliffe Country Park, 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 | 90% | 93% |
| Pass a pub | 20% | 52% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 86% | 75% |
| Pass a public toilet | 79% | 37% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 93% | 22% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Rushcliffe Country Park, 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. 90% 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 Rushcliffe Country Park before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. 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 Rushcliffe Country Park?
- The council's order keeps dogs out of “Children's Play Area”, “skate parks and gym equipment zones”, “Sensory Trail”. It asks for dogs on a lead in “Rushcliffe Country Park: children's playground, skate park and cycle track area”, “Rushcliffe Country Park: lake, visitor centre, sensory trail and car park area”. Rushcliffe 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 Rushcliffe Country Park?
- 43 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Rushcliffe Country Park.
Getting there
13 car parks, 4 public toilets and 6 dog bins within Rushcliffe Country Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.