Attenborough Nature Reserve Paths
Attenborough, BeestonAlong the River Trent
Passable
Attenborough Nature Reserve Paths is currently passable.
The river’s 2.11 m below the level where parts of this path can start to flood.
Updated Holding steady over the last 4 h
River level at the gauge
0.79 mASDmeasured
River Trent at Clifton Bridge · 3.3 km away
See Environment Agency’s own readings for this gauge
Flood lines for this path: parts can start to flood at 2.90 mASD · usually properly flooded above 3.73 mASD
The river’s running low for this gauge — below its usual range.
This flood line starts from this gauge’s measured history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.
Through the year
Over the past year the river reached the level where parts of this path can start to flood on about 12 days, mostly in November and February to March, but didn’t reach the level where it’s usually properly flooded.
At its highest the river stayed 4 cm below the level where the path usually floods properly.
From this gauge’s own record over the year to July 2026, measured against the level we estimate this path floods at. It’s a guide to the season, not a forecast.
About this path
The flat gravel paths around the flooded gravel pits between the Trent and the Erewash — Church Path, the Causeway and the riverside River Path — heavily used by birdwatchers, walkers and cyclists. Paths and the village floodgates close repeatedly when the Trent rises, most recently in October 2023 and February 2026.
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From people on the ground
No reports yet. If you’ve been down, you’d be the first.
Other paths nearby
The closest paths we track, with today’s status — handy if this one’s flooded.
Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.