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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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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
🅿️Mansfield Woodhouse Caravan and Car Storage 10m away — 8 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
🅿️Mansfield Woodhouse Caravan and Car Storage 10m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ivy Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ivy Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Early Dog-violet, Black-poplar, Wood Anemone +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Black-poplar, Wood Anemone +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Moderate match

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 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

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

Maun Valley TrailWalking route

Named route

Northfield Lanepublic footpath · 44 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Northfield Lanepublic footpath · 153 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 153 mPath type: residential

Northfield Lanepublic footpath · 96 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 648Cycling route

Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

13,231 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,231 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +31

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

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Mammals3 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria

🌿

Plants5 species

springautumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Mrs Wilson's Barberry · Black-poplar · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Red Campion

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Mrs Wilson's BarberryBerberis wilsoniae2025
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,231 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +31

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria

🌿

Plants5 species

springautumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Mrs Wilson's Barberry · Black-poplar · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Red Campion

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Mrs Wilson's BarberryBerberis wilsoniae2025
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park700 m→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park1.2 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱CivicUrban park2.1 km→

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