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53.04436, -0.86865
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Badger, Rabbit +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, Hawthorn +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stoke Field TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route (48)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (48)National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route99 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
19,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Comma · 7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Brown +3
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Lady's Bedstraw · Perennial Rye-grass · Purple-loosestrife · Tansy · Spotted Medick +98
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Comma · 7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Brown +3
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Lady's Bedstraw · Perennial Rye-grass · Purple-loosestrife · Tansy · Spotted Medick +98
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaGreat Yellow-cressRorippa amphibiaGreat Yellow-cressRorippa amphibiaMusk ThistleCarduus nutansMusk ThistleCarduus nutansCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaBearded CouchElymus caninusBearded CouchElymus caninusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareWormwoodArtemisia absinthiumWormwoodArtemisia absinthiumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWild TurnipBrassica rapa subsp. campestrisWild TurnipBrassica rapa subsp. campestrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansPink Water-speedwellVeronica catenataPink Water-speedwellVeronica catenataMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisTubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosaTubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosaMeadow OatHelictochloa pratensisMeadow OatHelictochloa pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repens