Sherwood Forest - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.16006, -1.10268
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 349m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 349m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Major Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Giants TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
42 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
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route376 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
10,094 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,094 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Melanostoma scalare · Pea-leaf Weevil · Melangyna umbellatarum
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
Bracken · Common Sallow · Male-fern · Gorse · Bramble +109
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,094 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Melanostoma scalare · Pea-leaf Weevil · Melangyna umbellatarum
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
Bracken · Common Sallow · Male-fern · Gorse · Bramble +109
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Soft-grass
Creeping Soft-grass
Holcus mollis
Holcus mollis
BroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumSilky-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x cinerea = S. x holosericeaSilky-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x cinerea = S. x holosericeaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRibbed MelilotMelilotus officinalisRibbed MelilotMelilotus officinalisCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeus