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Pleasley Park - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.18987, -1.22333

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
The Oak Walk, HardwickWalking route5.6 km

Dogs on leads in the park.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 233 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 233 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Stinting Lanebridleway · 367 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 367 mPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 453 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 453 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Vehicular entrance to Pleasley Park

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vehicular entrance to Pleasley Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park1.8 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park3 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park3.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Shirebrook 8

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Shirebrook 7

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Shirebrook 6

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