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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.02363, -0.87023
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stoke Field TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
30 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
N/ACycling route115 m▾
Named routeLength 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route82 m▾
Named routeLength 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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15,234 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dunnock · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Greenfinch +33
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer +2
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Red-necked Wallaby
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Emperor Dragonfly · Summer Chafer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Banded Demoiselle +1
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Danish Scurvygrass · Dittander · Greater Plantain · Barren Brome · White Bryony +67
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- DittanderLepidium latifolium
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
- White BryonyBryonia dioica2021
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dunnock · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Greenfinch +33
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer +2
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Red-necked Wallaby
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Emperor Dragonfly · Summer Chafer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Banded Demoiselle +1
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Danish Scurvygrass · Dittander · Greater Plantain · Barren Brome · White Bryony +67
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- DittanderLepidium latifolium
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
- White BryonyBryonia dioica2021
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notamacropus rufogriseus2022
Notamacropus rufogriseus2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021Black-tailed Skimmer
Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum2021
Orthetrum cancellatum2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021Rosa caninaRosa canina2021Rosa caninaRosa canina2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2021Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2021FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2021Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2021White WillowSalix alba2021White WillowSalix alba2021Common SallowSalix cinerea2021Common SallowSalix cinerea2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2021Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2021HollyhockAlcea rosea2021HollyhockAlcea rosea2021Gallant SoldierGalinsoga parviflora2021Gallant SoldierGalinsoga parviflora2021Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2021Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2021TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2021Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2021Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021WatercressNasturtium officinale2021WatercressNasturtium officinale2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2021Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2021Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2021Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021White StonecropSedum album2021White StonecropSedum album2021Greater BurdockArctium lappa2021Greater BurdockArctium lappa2021Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2021Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2021Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2021Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2021Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Hoary CressLepidium draba2021Hoary CressLepidium draba2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021FlaxLinum usitatissimum2021FlaxLinum usitatissimum2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021RapeBrassica napus2021RapeBrassica napus2021Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2021Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2021Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2021Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2021Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2021Common MallowMalva sylvestris2021Common MallowMalva sylvestris2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2021Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2021Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021