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✦ Ancient woodland78 ha

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsBluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome78 ha

Getting here

53.18355, -1.22363

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

10 activities

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Bluebell walks

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Flowering Currant, Black-poplar +1 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Meden TrailWalking route▾
Named route
The Oak Walk, HardwickWalking route5.6 km▾

Dogs on leads in the park.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Three Centres TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Meden Trailpublic footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

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11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 453 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 453 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Littlewood Lanebridleway · 335 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 335 mPath type: track
Forge Lanebridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
Forge Lanebridleway · 8 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: service
Littlewood Lanebridleway · 498 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 498 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

20 photos from nearby open sources

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Track in Pleasley Park

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Pleasley Park

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✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park2.1 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park2.3 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park3 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park3.3 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Oxclose 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→
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Shirebrook 8

2.2 km→
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Dam 121

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→