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Rough Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.20361, -1.17318

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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 396m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 648

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
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 route993 m
Named routeRef 6Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route376 m
Named routeRef 6Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue Route
🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sookholme Lanebyway open to all traffic · 295 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 295 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hammerwater Bridgebyway open to all traffic · 10 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 10 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Bully Lanebridleway · 304 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 304 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Spring Lanebridleway · 279 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 279 mPath type: bridleway
Spring Lanebridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pipe bridge across the River Meden

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pipe bridge across the River Meden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park2 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Poulter Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Shirebrook 2

1.2 km→
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Shirebrook 1

1.3 km→
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Shirebrook 3

1.5 km→

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