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Combs Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.08701, -1.04943

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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 500m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rob Lanebyway open to all traffic · 612 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 612 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Rob Lanebyway open to all traffic · 539 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 539 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Rob Lanebyway open to all traffic · 166 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Rob Lanebyway open to all traffic · 32 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 32 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oilseed rape crop at Combs Wood

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oilseed rape crop at Combs Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxton parkUrban park3.4 km→🦉TIPPINGS WOODNature reserve4.9 km→🦉SOUTHWELL TRAILNature reserve3.3 km→✦Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe ManorHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→🐄White Post Farm ShopVisitor farm2.4 km→

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