Animal Adventure Zone
1 ha
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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
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- 🐦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
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
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.
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5,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Barn Owl · Kestrel +5
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus
Stygnocoris fuligineus · Nysius huttoni · Calathus melanocephalus · Sphragisticus nebulosus · 7-spot Ladybird
- Stygnocoris fuligineusStygnocoris fuligineus
- Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
- Sphragisticus nebulosusSphragisticus nebulosus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
White Campion · Harebell · Himalayan Balsam · Medick · Black Nightshade +42
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MedickMedicago sativa
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Barn Owl · Kestrel +5
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus
Stygnocoris fuligineus · Nysius huttoni · Calathus melanocephalus · Sphragisticus nebulosus · 7-spot Ladybird
- Stygnocoris fuligineusStygnocoris fuligineus
- Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
- Sphragisticus nebulosusSphragisticus nebulosus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
White Campion · Harebell · Himalayan Balsam · Medick · Black Nightshade +42
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MedickMedicago sativa
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisSand SpurreySpergularia rubraSand SpurreySpergularia rubraBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium