Nottinghamshire local guide
Explore dog-friendly parks, nature reserves and trusted services across Nottingham.
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Nottingham’s guide brings together parks, nature reserves and dog-friendly services across the city. At Highfields Park, dogs are welcome and designated areas require leads. Little Holly Corner and Stonepit Plantation both welcome dogs on leads. For a café stop, Homemade Cafe has a dog-friendly seating area, while The Cross Keys welcomes well-behaved dogs alongside their owners.
GOV.UK advises checking the council-published area and local signs wherever a Public Spaces Protection Order applies. Such an order may require your dog to be on a lead, or require you to put the dog on a lead when directed by an authorised officer. It may also exclude dogs from specified places and limit how many dogs one person, including a professional dog walker, can have with them. Where the requirements apply, clear up immediately and carry a poop scoop and disposable bags.
At these parks and reserves, check local signs before letting your dog off lead: Highfields has designated lead areas, while Little Holly Corner and Stonepit Plantation require leads.
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Discovery market: Nottingham
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Policy jurisdictions: Nottingham City Council
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Know before you go
Local authority guidance for dog owners. On-site signs take priority and restrictions can change.
Where a Public Spaces Protection Order applies, check the council-published order area and local signs before relying on a dog-control rule; GOV.UK says councils must tell the public where PSPOs are in place and mark places with restrictions with signs.
GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)A PSPO area may require a dog to be kept on a lead, or require the handler to put the dog on a lead when directed by an authorised officer; follow the applicable sign or direction.
GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)A PSPO may stop dogs entering specified places and may limit the number of dogs a person has with them, including professional dog walkers; follow any applicable local restriction.
GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)Where PSPO dog-control requirements apply, clear up after the dog and carry a poop scoop and disposable bags as required by the order.
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