[3] The centre of Wollaton village, the original heart of the suburb, has remained relatively unchanged over the past few hundred years and is dominated by the Admiral Rodney public house and the Anglican church of St Leonard dating back to the 13th century.

Another famous Nottingham sport man, swimmer Tom Blower, also has his name adopted by a street in Wollaton (although he came from Hyson Green).

[13][14] With a number of new housing developments being planned in Wollaton (the old Siemens Factory[15] and the site of the now closed Middletons Pub[16] these extra pupil spaces will be needed.

The edge of Wollaton is also home to the Martin's Pond Local Nature Reserve which is jointly maintained by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

The lake is maintained by Wollaton Piscatorial Club which provides a haven for plant and animal life and a wide variety of coarse fishing (including some rarer species).

The area is also home to Wollaton Library which a few years ago underwent a £250,000 refurbishment to form a new children's library and extend meeting facilities, the works were carried out by Nottingham city council and completed by local contractor GPS Construction (Nottingham) ltd Wollaton Park has also been host to many large events and concerts, including the once annual City in the Park events which ran during the 1990s and featured popular pop acts of the time such as Peter Andre, Five, Gina G and The Bangles.

The wagonway was completed in 1604, built by Huntingdon Beaumont working in partnership with the second occupier of Wollaton Hall, Sir Percival Willoughby.

[24] Employment today is primarily in the service, university and public sectors, with many of the local residents commuting to work in the Nottingham and Derby area.

The suburb's main shopping area is located along Bramcote Lane about a kilometre west of the historic centre.

Also in Wollaton are a small cluster of shops at the Crown Island (a major roundabout nearer the Nottingham city centre) which includes a post office and a florist.

Some of WH&BFC teams play their home games at Highfields Sports Ground with facilities also in use at nearby Moor Lane, Bramcote .

The club is sited on land that was sold to the village for sports and recreational activities by the Middleton family just after the 2nd World War.