Beast Wood - Woodland
5 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.27576, -0.84431
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hardingspublic footpath · 618 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 618 mPath type: track
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route350 m▾
Named routeRef 647Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Long Ridding Lanebridleway · 277 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 277 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Long Ridding Lanebridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Long Ridding Lanebridleway · 56 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 56 mPath type: service
Long Ridding Lanebridleway · 126 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 126 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Dolegate Roadbridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,191 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Skylark · Wren +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Bramble · Ground-ivy · Great Willowherb +78
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,191 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Skylark · Wren +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Bramble · Ground-ivy · Great Willowherb +78
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
