Getting here
53.19392, -0.92240
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Nottinghamshire)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
22
1 named nearby · 21 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
4
4 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
NCN National Route 647 · Cycling32 km
National Byway (Nottinghamshire) · Cycling0
Robin Hood Way · Walking0
National Byway (Southwell Loop) · Cycling0
Stony Balk · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⛪St Nicholas' ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🌱Ollerton Pit WoodUrban park4.9 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishpondsHistoric site700 m→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St MichaelHistoric site200 m→✦Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leatHistoric site1.9 km→