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Outdoors in Trowell · parks, paths & countryside

Trowell has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 UK towns

Parks and playing fields in Trowell add up to 7.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 45 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 4.5 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 56% of residents. Trowell grades B for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.

1named park16 mito Peak District4waymarked walks
Green space
7.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
56%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
45 km
4.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Peak District National Park
Character

What kind of outdoors village is Trowell?

Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.

Room to roam7.7 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 93% of UK towns.A village of footpaths4.5 km of path per km², more than 88% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Parks can be a walk away44% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.

Trowell’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by dense footpaths. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.

Outdoors grade

Trowell grades B for the outdoors

Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Trowell, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.

B
Better than 60% of UK towns26th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space7.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
typical 2.1 ha010+
93out of
100
A park within a walk56%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
typical 83%0100+
17out of
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
none100+
31out of
100
Footpaths4.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
typical 3.0 km010+
88out of
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
none80+
42out of
100

Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.

Villages its size

Trowell is 26th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors

The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,100 to 2,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.

0255075100Ipplepen (Devon): D− · 0.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 42% near a park · 1.1 km path per km²Aslockton (Nottinghamshire): D− · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 11% near a park · 1.4 km path per km²Cilfrew (West Glamorgan): D− · 0.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 44% near a park · 1.3 km path per km²Shenstone (Staffordshire): D− · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 55% near a park · 1 km path per km²Bozeat (Northamptonshire): D− · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 13% near a park · 1.3 km path per km²Billinghay (Lincolnshire): D− · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 41% near a park · 0.7 km path per km²Misterton (Nottinghamshire): D− · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 47% near a park · 1.7 km path per km²Mattishall (Norfolk): D− · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 58% near a park · 1.5 km path per km²Morton (Lincolnshire): D · 0.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 28% near a park · 3 km path per km²Thurlby (Lincolnshire): D · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 54% near a park · 2.2 km path per km²Wickham (Hampshire): D · 0.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 26% near a park · 2 km path per km²Underwood (Gwent): C− · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 1 km path per km²Long Bennington (Lincolnshire): C− · 1.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Lanner (Cornwall): C− · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 65% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Meriden (West Midlands): C− · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 70% near a park · 2.6 km path per km²Rudgwick (West Sussex): C− · 2.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 16% near a park · 3.1 km path per km²Great Blakenham (Suffolk): C− · 3.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 70% near a park · 1.5 km path per km²Aspatria (Cumbria): C− · 3.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 60% near a park · 0.8 km path per km²Barwick in Elmet (West Yorkshire): C · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 2.5 km path per km²Llanidloes (Powys): C · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 1.3 km path per km²Mitcheldean (Gloucestershire): C · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Linton (Derbyshire): C · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 76% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Trimsaran (Dyfed): C · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 31% near a park · 1 km path per km²Huncote (Leicestershire): C+ · 0.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2.9 km path per km²Machynlleth (Powys): C+ · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 45% near a park · 2 km path per km²Luddenden Foot (West Yorkshire): C+ · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 68% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Hook Norton (Oxfordshire): C+ · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 70% near a park · 2 km path per km²Burgh le Marsh (Lincolnshire): C+ · 3.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 74% near a park · 1.3 km path per km²Swanton Morley (Norfolk): C+ · 3.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 94% near a park · 1.6 km path per km²Hutton (Lancashire): B− · 6.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 1.8 km path per km²East Peckham (Kent): B− · 14.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 66% near a park · 2 km path per km²Resolven (West Glamorgan): B− · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2.3 km path per km²Rayne (Essex): B− · 4.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 64% near a park · 4 km path per km²Evercreech (Somerset): B · 3.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2 km path per km²Trowell (Nottinghamshire): B · 7.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 56% near a park · 4.5 km path per km²Ellington (Northumberland): B · 2.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 2 km path per km²Wheelock (Cheshire): B · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2.8 km path per km²Longtown (Cumbria): B · 4.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 0.1 km path per km²Yarnfield (Staffordshire): B · 6.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 1.8 km path per km²Carnon Downs and Devoran (Cornwall): B+ · 0.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 2.5 km path per km²Banwell (Somerset): B+ · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2 km path per km²Holbrook (Suffolk): B+ · 1.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 74% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Gamston (Rushcliffe) (Nottinghamshire): B+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 4.7 km path per km²Sharlston (West Yorkshire): B+ · 4.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 3 km path per km²Brimscombe and Thrupp (Gloucestershire): B+ · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 12% near a park · 5.9 km path per km²Charing (Kent): B+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Wells-next-the-Sea (Norfolk): B+ · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 70% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Chiddingfold (Surrey): B+ · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 2.5 km path per km²Hanslope (Buckinghamshire): B+ · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Church Warsop (Nottinghamshire): B+ · 4.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 4.2 km path per km²Woodcote (Oxfordshire): B+ · 1.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Newstead (Nottinghamshire): B+ · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Gilwern (Gwent): A− · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2 km path per km²Streethay (Staffordshire): A− · 10.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2.6 km path per km²Smalley (Derbyshire): A− · 2.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 4.1 km path per km²Springwell (Tyne and Wear): A · 5 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 6.7 km path per km²Deepcut (Surrey): A · 8.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 6.8 km path per km²Bestwood Village (Nottinghamshire): A · 43.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 5.2 km path per km²Broughton (Buckinghamshire): A+ · 8 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 6.5 km path per km²Mullion (Cornwall): A+ · 3.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2.5 km path per km²Trowell
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Trowell4.5
Villages its size2.2
Nottinghamshire towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Trowell7.7
Villages its size2.3
Nottinghamshire towns2.4
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Trowell56%
Villages its size83%
Nottinghamshire towns81%
All UK towns83%

Against villages its size, Trowell stands out most for park space per resident: only 5 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 45 of the others do better.

Show as a table
TownOutdoorsGreen spaceNear a parkPath per km²Protected
1Mullion CornwallA+3.7100%2.564%
2Broughton BuckinghamshireA+8100%6.50%
3Bestwood Village NottinghamshireA43.8100%5.20%
4Deepcut SurreyA8.4100%6.80%
5Springwell Tyne and WearA5100%6.70%
6Smalley DerbyshireA−2.9100%4.10%
7Streethay StaffordshireA−10.1100%2.60%
8Gilwern GwentA−1.9100%283%
9Newstead NottinghamshireB+2.6100%3.70%
10Woodcote OxfordshireB+1.684%3.599%
11Hanslope BuckinghamshireB+1.9100%4.90%
12Church Warsop NottinghamshireB+4.185%4.20%
13Chiddingfold SurreyB+2.287%2.568%
14Wells-next-the-Sea NorfolkB+270%1.965%
15Charing KentB+2.785%2.156%
16Brimscombe and Thrupp GloucestershireB+2.112%5.989%
17Sharlston West YorkshireB+4.993%30%
18Gamston (Rushcliffe) NottinghamshireB+2.786%4.70%
19Holbrook SuffolkB+1.174%2.752%
20Banwell SomersetB+1.7100%238%
21Carnon Downs and Devoran CornwallB+0.387%2.536%
22Yarnfield StaffordshireB6.6100%1.80%
23Longtown CumbriaB4.3100%0.10%
24Wheelock CheshireB2.4100%2.80%
25Ellington NorthumberlandB2.586%20%
26Trowell NottinghamshireB7.756%4.50%
27Evercreech SomersetB3.5100%20%
28Rayne EssexB−4.364%40%
29Resolven West GlamorganB−2.4100%2.30%
30East Peckham KentB−14.566%21%
31Hutton LancashireB−6.690%1.80%
32Swanton Morley NorfolkC+3.594%1.60%
33Burgh le Marsh LincolnshireC+3.274%1.37%
34Hook Norton OxfordshireC+270%228%
35Luddenden Foot West YorkshireC+2.268%3.90%
36Machynlleth PowysC+2.645%229%
37Huncote LeicestershireC+0.8100%2.90%
38Trimsaran DyfedC2.431%12%
39Linton DerbyshireC1.876%3.20%
40Mitcheldean GloucestershireC1.580%1.91%
41Barwick in Elmet West YorkshireC1.587%2.50%
42Llanidloes PowysC2.489%1.30%
43Aspatria CumbriaC−3.160%0.81%
44Great Blakenham SuffolkC−3.670%1.50%
45Rudgwick West SussexC−2.516%3.10%
46Meriden West MidlandsC−1.870%2.60%
47Lanner CornwallC−1.365%3.60%
48Long Bennington LincolnshireC−1.682%1.90%
49Underwood GwentC−1.987%10%
50Wickham HampshireD0.826%213%
51Thurlby LincolnshireD1.354%2.20%
52Morton LincolnshireD0.228%30%
53Mattishall NorfolkD−1.458%1.50%
54Misterton NottinghamshireD−1.447%1.70%
55Billinghay LincolnshireD−1.841%0.70%
56Bozeat NorthamptonshireD−1.313%1.30%
57Shenstone StaffordshireD−155%10%
58Cilfrew West GlamorganD−0.844%1.30%
59Aslockton NottinghamshireD−111%1.40%
60Ipplepen DevonD−0.842%1.10%
The map

Parks, footpaths & countryside

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Trowell’s built-up area.

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Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk

Parks to walk in, in and around Trowell

The biggest is Pitt Lane Recreation Area, 6.3 ha (16 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.

Trowell’s biggest

Pitt Lane Recreation Area

Park or garden
6.3 ha (16 acres)1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Trowell
Nature reserve
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home

6 in 10 Trowell residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park

Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).

Within 400 m (56%)Further (44%)
Trowell56%
Villages its size83%
Nottinghamshire towns81%
All UK towns83%

About 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 28 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 77 residents.

National Parks & National Landscapes

The Peak District National Park is 16 mi away

Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.

4.5 mi9 mi13.5 mi18 miNPeak District16 mi north-westPeak District National Park: 16 mi north-west of Trowell’s edge · 1,438 km² · since 1951Trowell
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park

Peak District

16 mi north-west1,438 km²since 1951
Official site

Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.

Footpaths & waymarked walks

4 waymarked walks pass through or near Trowell

45 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Trowell and the kilometre around it, 4.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.

RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Erewash Valley Trail16.3 km
Robin Hood Way6.0 km
Broxtowe Country Trail3.1 km
Circular Walk 172.1 km

Close to home, the Erewash Valley Trail has 16 km of local walk within 2 km of the village. The regional route here is the Robin Hood Way.

Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.

When to get out

The best walking months in Trowell: May to September

The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.19.811.713.915.816.916.414.712.610.58.67.6
High (°C)781114172022221914108
Rain (mm)594543464663656055686263

March is the driest month (43 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 68 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 38 nights a year. The climate in Trowell →

Things to do

28 playgrounds and the nearest beaches

Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.

1Hills and peaks11Nature reserves28Playgrounds5.1× villages its size1Campsites

The nearest beaches

Trowell is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.

The Beach17 mi from Trowell’s edge
Directions
Good to know

Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.

Up high. Stapleford Hill, at 101 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Trowell.

Every named place, with directions

Hills and peaks 1

Stapleford Hill101 m (331 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
Directions

Nature reserves 11

Trowell Marsh Local Nature Reserve1.1 ha · 0.1 mi from town
Directions
Nottingham Canal Local Nature Reserve2.5 ha · 0.2 mi from town
Directions
Pit Lane Local Nature Reserve5.5 ha · 0.2 mi from town
Directions
Stanton Gate Local Nature Reserve0.8 ha · 0.3 mi from town
Directions
Stanton North Lagoons2.8 ha · 0.4 mi from town
Directions
Stapleford Hill Woodland6.8 ha · 0.5 mi from town
Directions
Bramcote Hills Park Woodland12 ha · 0.7 mi from town
Directions
Stoney Clouds Local Nature Reserve9.6 ha · 0.8 mi from town
Directions

Plus 3 nature reserves more.

Playgrounds 28

Salcey Drive Play Areain town
Directions
Gallows Inn Play Area0.2 mi from town
Directions
Noskwith Street Play Area0.2 mi from town
Directions
Shaw Street Play Area0.4 mi from town
Directions
Walker Close Play Area0.6 mi from town
Directions
Inglefield Road Play Area0.6 mi from town
Directions
Bramcote Park Play Area0.6 mi from town
Directions
Central Avenue Play Area0.7 mi from town
Directions

Plus 20 playgrounds without a name on the map.

Campsites 1

Meadow View Glamping0.5 mi from town
Directions
Next door

The outdoors in nearby towns

The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.

Stapleford: Outdoors Grade ASandiacre: Outdoors Grade B+Ilkeston: Outdoors Grade ABeeston: Outdoors Grade BAwsworth: Outdoors Grade A−Nuthall and Watnall: Outdoors Grade AStaplefordSandiacreIlkestonBeestonAwsworthNuthall and WatnallTrowell
ABCDOutdoors Grade
TownOutdoorsGreen space, ha per 1,000Near a parkProtected within 5 km
TrowellB7.756%0%
Stapleford 1.1 miA3.595%0%
Sandiacre 1.9 miB+2.694%0%
Ilkeston 2.3 miA3.798%0%
Beeston 2.5 miB2.777%0%
Awsworth 3.1 miA−2.4100%0%
Nuthall and Watnall 3.7 miA6.397%0%

Nuthall and Watnall, 3.7 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 97% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.

Questions about the outdoors in Trowell

What is the biggest park in Trowell?

Pitt Lane Recreation Area, 6.3 ha (16 acres), with 1.5 km of path. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.

Is Trowell near a National Park?

Yes. Peak District National Park begins 16 mi north-west of the village’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.

What are the best walks near Trowell?

4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Erewash Valley Trail, Robin Hood Way and Broxtowe Country Trail.

What is the nearest beach to Trowell?

The Beach, 17 mi from the edge of the village. Trowell itself is inland.

How many people in Trowell live near a park?

56% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.

When is the best time of year for walking in Trowell?

May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

Is Trowell good for walking?

For paths, yes: 4.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 88% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 93% (7.7 ha per 1,000 residents).

How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?

From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Trowell’s overall grade.

Sources

Where Trowell’s outdoors figures come from

  • Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
  • Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
  • The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
  • Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.