The University of Nottingham's Highfields Sports Complex is known for its top sporting and conference facilities. With a number of top class football and rugby pitches, the facilities between Beeston and Dunkirk also include changing rooms, beach volleyball courts and a cricket square, according to the university's website.
But the land, located in a busy residential area, is also a landing spot for the air ambulance service, as well as coastguard and military aircraft who may need to transport critically injured patients to the nearby Queen's Medical Centre.
Helicopters, including air ambulances, have been landing on the grounds of the Highfields Sports Complex, off the A6005 University Boulevard, 'for years', according to neighbours living close to the site. Tony Fowkes, a retired neighbour in the area, added: "I never had issues. We do not mind it. The grandkids love it."
