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Beech Hill Wood

4 ha

📷 Tom Courtney · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.16456, -1.03508

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Cis bilamellatus, Cream-streaked Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Cis bilamellatus, Cream-streaked Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Major Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Giants TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

32 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
Main RouteCycling route104 m
Named routeRef 6Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

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
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The path through Beech Hill Wood, Near Rufford Park

📷 Tom Courtney · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The path through Beech Hill Wood, Near Rufford Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rufford Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Forest Holidays Sherwood ForestUrban park3.9 km→🌱Sherwood ForestUrban park4.4 km→🌱Reg Hookway ArboretumUrban park1.3 km→🌱Rufford Rose GardenUrban park1.3 km→✦RUFFORD ABBEYHistoric site900 m→

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