The 18-acre quarry and landfill site in Bramcote was capped and restored by its previous operator.
The car park to the site is currently gated off due to the risk of fly-tipping and illegal encampments.
Broxtowe Borough Council officially adopted the site in July last year.
On 3 February this year the authority’s cabinet approved plans to transform the site, off Coventry Lane, into a country park and nature reserve, which will feature a new car park, improved paths and access, better security, and new picnic areas.
A public consultation will now be held to determine its name.
Cllr Teresa Cullen (Broxtowe Alliance), the Portfolio holder for Leisure and Health says that the consultation would run from March 2 until the end of the month.
“The really important thing is there are a lot of new houses being built in the area,” she said.
“It is already a piece of land people can walk across, but by designating it a country park and creating a car park and new paths, it secures its future.”
But she said: “We are not going to go with Quarry McQuarryface.”
Similarly council leader Cllr Milan Radulovic joked: “If anybody comes up with the suggestion we refer to as Quarry McQuarryface they will be personally dealt with by me.”
The comments reference a 2016 poll to name the UK’s newest polar research vessel, which concluded the public’s favourite name was Boaty McBoatface.
The new country park in Bramcote will be paid for by using £107,000 in cash from developer contributions, officially called Section 106 contributions.
Whenever a developer submits plans, they typically agree to contribute towards improving local infrastructure – such as parks and open spaces – as part of the planning process, to make a development more acceptable.
However some developers can avoid paying these contributions if an independent assessment concludes the scheme would not be profitable and thus viable, which has been a cause for controversy across the wider county and country.
Cllr Cullen added: “One thing I am really determined for is wherever we build new houses, we build new facilities, whether that’s a park or a community centre.
“For me there is no question Section 106 should not be waived. We hear developers say they cannot afford it, but what they mean is they will not make enough profit.
“It’s about working closely with developers to say we are not just about building houses, but that we are building communities.”
Cllr Richard MacRae, who represents Stapleford North for the Broxtowe Independent Group, suggested calling it the “Greater Stapleford Nature Reserve” and added: “I actually think it’d make a good place for a Parkrun as well.
“We’ve got one in Beeston, one in Long Eaton, but if the path is long enough you could end up with a lot of people up there doing a parkrun, because we haven’t got one.”
Cllr Cullen said the authority would look at the idea and whether it would be feasible given the length of the path around the reserve.
The consultation will be held online, but residents may also request a printed copy.
