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Minster Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.20781, -1.18082

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 648

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 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

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 route1.2 km
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 648Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
William Wood Lanebridleway · 85 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 85 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
William Wood Lanebridleway · 469 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mSurface concretePath type: track
North Streetbridleway · 209 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 209 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Bully Lanebridleway · 304 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 304 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland north of Warsop Vale

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland north of Warsop Vale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park1.9 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Poulter Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park5 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park5 km→🦉THE CARRSNature reserve1.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Shirebrook 1

1.2 km→
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Shirebrook 2

1.3 km→
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Shirebrook 3

1.5 km→

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