About Forest Recreation Ground
A wonderful Park and open space open to the public 365 days a year.
Forest Recreation Ground Description
Well known to many visitors as the site of the annual Nottingham Goose Fair, the Forest has recently undergone a £5. 2m Lottery restoration. In addition to hosting many other popular events, the Forest Recreation Ground also has a variety of recreation facilities which include a café, public toilets, play areas, multi activity pitches, football pitches, an outdoor gym and leisure walks.
https://www. nottinghamcity. gov. uk /ForestRec
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A social event from Metropolitan, Support in the City and Nottingham City Council is taking place on the park today until 3pm! Why not pop down and see whats on offer!
📣Open water can look inviting, especially when it's hot, but PLEASE be sensible, and stay safe around our rivers, lakes and ponds this summer. #tellyourchildren #besafe #watersafety https://goo.gl/9bSY7v
📣We're honoured to support this important, historically significant, fundraiser by sharing it with you all.
Over 14,000 local lives were lost during the first World War and families still remember to this day ❤️
This War Memorial will incorporate a full list of casualties for the whole county in one place and will become a focal point for remembrance for generations to come.
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Volunteers from the Martin Jackman centre were working hard in the heat today giving the steps a spring clean!
There are lots of fun activities coming up this summer around the city's parks. These are happening at the Forest Recreation Ground in August!
Do you fancy having a go at creating your own kitchen utensil? Maybe a spatula or a butter knife, carved by your own hands from local wood? Aimed at complete begginers, come along to the Forest Rec and have a go at turning a branch into a kitchen essential! £3 per person, and take home anything you make! To book or for more information please call 07703840949.
This bee-utiful Notts Rocks rock was found on the park this morning, and might still be there now! If you're interested in what they are check out below.
NOTTS ROCKS (official and 1st) (AKA) Nottinghamshire Rocks
An fun night last night bat hunting around Rock Cemetery. Lovely spot to watch the sun set and saw some Pipistrelles and Noctules!
Seeing the park in a new light at 5am.
It's going to be a beautiful bank holiday weekend so why not pop down to the Forest and see if you can spot this beautiful mixed coloured cherry tree!
Here are a couple of pictures of the park in 1992 and the 1870s. It's very interesting to see how the area has changed!
There will be a free bat walk around Rock Cemetery next Tuesday 8th May. Come along for a short walk around the cemetery to see if we can find and identify some local bats! Bring a torch and sturdy footwear!
We are looking for schools, community groups, friends or families to look after a raised bed or patch of land in our community garden. If you or anybody you know is interested get in touch for a look round!
Who's ready for an early start? At 5am on May 6th there is a free dawn chorus walk around the Forest, Arboretum and Rock Cemetery. Join us to see which birds we can hear and see the parks in a new light! Breakfast will also be available at the fabulous Homemade cafe at the Forest afterwards!
Your local CPOs are on the park today dog chipping, with freebies and dog treats and toys to buy! A perfect day for a dog walk!
PlayWorks are putting on a FREE spring party at the Forest Recreation Ground on the 5th of April! Bring a picnic and join in with the arts, crafts and games!
just one or 2 problems: The ride prices going up when it got dark, and goose fair should introduce a wristband scheme for the rides. I'm pretty sure i won't be the only one willing to cough up £40 for 5 days of fun!
Wow yet again another fab night. The atmosphere was electric. The park and ride is a fab idea pay for ya car and get transport to the fair. Ot's very well orgsnised. There are so many rides to choose from it's fab. Can't wait till next year xx
Thousands of bikes and bikers started from here on the annual Easter Egg run to Mansfield.
There most weeks surprise at the feed back should be a solid 5 stars ok the playing grass surface ain't great for football as there's dogs mess but overall it's a great place to go to for kids with the playground for sport if you like football they even got a basketball area now so definitely 5 stars from me.
Saw the firework display for the first time, thought it was amazing. Thank you all who made this possible, for the several thousand people who came to see the fireworks.
My first time at the goose fair what an amazing experience my girls loved it
Lovely play parks for the children in fact they are the best ive seen in a long time well worth a visit ! There is also a Cafe which looked rather inviting .... we were there for the Park run ,but it is well worth a visit lovely open space
It a nice place I cart wait for the goose fair nice place to go to
I've lived in Nottingham all my work life and as young man play football there I would recommend it to anybody with a young family to go visit there with a kidds play park and cafeteria if you get peckish. Enjoy.
Great place for a walk with the kids, two playgrounds and a cafe.
Great place for a nice peaceful walk and lots of nature about
Brillant well worth a visit plenty of rides for all ages good chose of food stalls there even a in door bar and plenty of disabled Parking near by
2nd time of going 1st time trying the mushy peas and mint sauce.... � Will be going again... very friendly atmosphere
Very sad to see that the goose fair was empty no one touting for business show people standing around talking no atmasfier as a stall holder for over 35 years and not visiting for27 years didn't Ike the change it used to be the most looked forward event of the year now spoilt by progress good luck to all showmen feel it's goon down hill and will never return glad to be out of it
My little boy absolutely loved all the rides, lights and music! The prices were reasonable and we had a fab time! The only thing was the lack of toilets, they are either poorly sign posted or there is a lack of them around the park :)
It is better now that is has been re-camped and lots of people are making good use of it. Two good parks and an outside Gym area.The new football pitches are great. Will need a permanent running track too.
First time in many many years but with our children aged 7 & 4. Only went on one ride but they enjoyed taking in the sights and playing on a few stall games. Will definetly go next year and get them on more rides
Been going to Goose Fair all my life. It's ok if you enjoy that type of thing but food and rides are over priced. Good location and transport links
Kids firework display was very poor, then we had to wait ages in the freezing cold for them to light the bonfire. By the time they did we couldn't stand it any more and left. Never again :-(
just one or 2 problems: The ride prices going up when it got dark, and goose fair should introduce a wristband scheme for the rides. I'm pretty sure i won't be the only one willing to cough up £40 for 5 days of fun!
Wow yet again another fab night. The atmosphere was electric. The park and ride is a fab idea pay for ya car and get transport to the fair. Ot's very well orgsnised. There are so many rides to choose from it's fab. Can't wait till next year xx
Thousands of bikes and bikers started from here on the annual Easter Egg run to Mansfield.
There most weeks surprise at the feed back should be a solid 5 stars ok the playing grass surface ain't great for football as there's dogs mess but overall it's a great place to go to for kids with the playground for sport if you like football they even got a basketball area now so definitely 5 stars from me.
Saw the firework display for the first time, thought it was amazing. Thank you all who made this possible, for the several thousand people who came to see the fireworks.
My first time at the goose fair what an amazing experience my girls loved it
Lovely play parks for the children in fact they are the best ive seen in a long time well worth a visit ! There is also a Cafe which looked rather inviting .... we were there for the Park run ,but it is well worth a visit lovely open space
It a nice place I cart wait for the goose fair nice place to go to
I've lived in Nottingham all my work life and as young man play football there I would recommend it to anybody with a young family to go visit there with a kidds play park and cafeteria if you get peckish. Enjoy.
Great place for a walk with the kids, two playgrounds and a cafe.
Great place for a nice peaceful walk and lots of nature about
Brillant well worth a visit plenty of rides for all ages good chose of food stalls there even a in door bar and plenty of disabled Parking near by
2nd time of going 1st time trying the mushy peas and mint sauce.... � Will be going again... very friendly atmosphere
Very sad to see that the goose fair was empty no one touting for business show people standing around talking no atmasfier as a stall holder for over 35 years and not visiting for27 years didn't Ike the change it used to be the most looked forward event of the year now spoilt by progress good luck to all showmen feel it's goon down hill and will never return glad to be out of it
My little boy absolutely loved all the rides, lights and music! The prices were reasonable and we had a fab time! The only thing was the lack of toilets, they are either poorly sign posted or there is a lack of them around the park :)
It is better now that is has been re-camped and lots of people are making good use of it. Two good parks and an outside Gym area.The new football pitches are great. Will need a permanent running track too.
First time in many many years but with our children aged 7 & 4. Only went on one ride but they enjoyed taking in the sights and playing on a few stall games. Will definetly go next year and get them on more rides
Been going to Goose Fair all my life. It's ok if you enjoy that type of thing but food and rides are over priced. Good location and transport links
Kids firework display was very poor, then we had to wait ages in the freezing cold for them to light the bonfire. By the time they did we couldn't stand it any more and left. Never again :-(