Animal Adventure Zone
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐄Farms
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.11005, -1.06789
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Animal Adventure Zone on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Animal Adventure Zone on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +40 more · last seen 2026
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog +18 more · last seen 2024
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +77 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
A614 Old Rufford Road Farnsfield
Photos
A614 Old Rufford Road Farnsfield
✓ Public accessPaid entry🐶 Dogs
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,505 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,505 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Magpie
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great TitParus major2016
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2015
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2014
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2014
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Hare
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Polecat
Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
- Small WhitePieris rapae2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Springy Turf-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Bluebell · Himalayan Balsam
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,505 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Magpie
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great TitParus major2016
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2015
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2014
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2014
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Hare
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Polecat
Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
- Small WhitePieris rapae2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Springy Turf-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Bluebell · Himalayan Balsam
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela putorius2023
Mustela putorius2023
BadgerMeles meles2022BadgerMeles meles2022Brown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusNatterer's BatMyotis nattereriNatterer's BatMyotis nattereriNoctuleNyctalus noctulaNoctuleNyctalus noctulaCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusWhiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtiiWhiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtiiCommon ShrewSorex araneusCommon ShrewSorex araneusField VoleMicrotus agrestisField VoleMicrotus agrestisWeaselMustela nivalis2019WeaselMustela nivalis2019Comma
Comma
Polygonia c-album2023
Polygonia c-album2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024PeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus20177-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023Stygnocoris fuligineusStygnocoris fuligineusStygnocoris fuligineusStygnocoris fuligineusNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniCalathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalusSphragisticus nebulosusSphragisticus nebulosusSphragisticus nebulosusSphragisticus nebulosusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024AphodiusAphodius2024AphodiusAphodius202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2024Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2024Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2024Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024Betulapion simileBetulapion simile2024Betulapion simileBetulapion simile2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2023Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2018Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2018Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2016Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2016Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2015Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2015Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2015Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2015Aphrodes makaroviAphrodes makarovi2015Aphrodes makaroviAphrodes makarovi2015Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2015Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2015Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2015Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2015Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2015Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2015Small Black AntLasius niger2015Small Black AntLasius niger2015Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2015Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2015Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2015Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2015Brindled BuffAgonopterix arenella2015Brindled BuffAgonopterix arenella2015Harpalus tardusHarpalus tardus2015Harpalus tardusHarpalus tardus201522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata201522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2015Aphrodes bicinctaAphrodes bicincta2015Aphrodes bicinctaAphrodes bicincta2015Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2015Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2015Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2015Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2015Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2015Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2015Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2015Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2015Red AntMyrmica rubra2015Red AntMyrmica rubra2015Clouded YellowColias croceus2015Clouded YellowColias croceus201510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata201410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2014Events & activities nearby
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