This is the backdrop for a picturesque landscape with an emphasis on wildlife and nature. Thousands of trees were planted and the lake was created. The Nottingham Depot closed in 1983 and by 1990, 200 buildings were reduced to rubble and used to landscape one of the best Country Parks in Nottingham. In 1940 a Depot was built on this spot with a bomb factory and ammunition bunkers, then after the war the site was used for auctioning redundant ex-military vehicles and equipment.
Only a short ride on the number 10 bus from Victoria Centre, in a little village called Ruddington. In short, if you’re looking for a park, Nottingham pulls out all of the shots! Rushcliffe Country Park I don’t take for granted the park-life on offer and so I’d like to share my 4 favourite parks around Nottingham, all within ten minutes of the city centre.
Don’t get me wrong – I love the beach back home, but when I tell you of the 6 graffiti’d palm trees along the promenade, you get the picture of how different this new forest-like town was to me! When I moved here 20 years ago from the North East I was struck by how green Nottingham was – it was one of the reasons I fell in love with the place. But which parks in Nottingham tick our boxes? Maybe you’re a tourist in Nottingham, wanting to find some green space? Or maybe you’re a local and just don’t venture beyond your immediate town that often? Whatever, it’s Summer and we should all be making the most of these patches of turf that this fine city has to offer.