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Bird Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Jim Thornton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.09592, -1.03403

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 223m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blanchbeck Lanepublic footpath · 426 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 426 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

24 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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cotton Mill Lanebridleway · 154 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mPath type: unclassified
Cotton Mill Lanebridleway · 94 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 94 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Young woodland south of Farnsfield

📷 Jim Thornton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Young woodland south of Farnsfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxton parkUrban park4.7 km→🦉SOUTHWELL TRAILNature reserve1.9 km→✦Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe ManorHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→🐄White Post Farm ShopVisitor farm2.3 km→🐄Goat MountainVisitor farm2.7 km→

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