Machin's Gorse - Conifer woodland
65 ha
Plan your visit
🦋Insects🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome65 ha
Getting here
53.14754, -1.06742
Open directionsv
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 on site — 2 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 on site — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 645
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
49 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
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
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▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
16,318 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,318 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Moorhen · Blue Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Wood Mouse · House Mouse · Field Vole · Bank Vole · Brown Rat +7
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- House MouseMus musculus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cis bilamellatus · Euophryum confine · Orchesia undulata · Pteroxanium kelloggi · Melanostoma scalare +15
- Cis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus
- Euophryum confineEuophryum confine
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius
Tansy · Lady's Bedstraw · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Wild Privet +5
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,318 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Moorhen · Blue Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Wood Mouse · House Mouse · Field Vole · Bank Vole · Brown Rat +7
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- House MouseMus musculus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cis bilamellatus · Euophryum confine · Orchesia undulata · Pteroxanium kelloggi · Melanostoma scalare +15
- Cis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus
- Euophryum confineEuophryum confine
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius
Tansy · Lady's Bedstraw · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Wild Privet +5
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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