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Cotham Thorns

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.01865, -0.80500

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Eyebright, Hypnum cupressiforme · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright, Hypnum cupressiforme · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stoke Field TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route115 m
Named routeLength 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alongside Cotham Thorns

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alongside Cotham Thorns

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The MeadowUrban park3.8 km→🐄Fernwood Conservation AreaVisitor farm3.8 km→🐄Bug HotelVisitor farm3.8 km→✦Medieval villageHistoric site4.5 km→✦Medieval village including monastic college, chapel, moat, fishponds, dovecote and open field system 200m south of Manor FarmHistoric site4.5 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyardHistoric site4.6 km→

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