Plan your visit
HeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.80692, -1.11252
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Farriers Closepublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: residential
🐴Horse riding
v1 public path nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
Storkit Lanebridleway · 510 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 510 mPath type: track
About this historic site
Wymeswold Village Pound is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️
Parking
3 nearby · 227m
🛝
Playground
261m away
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Stanford Hall Rehabilitation EstateUrban park4.2 km→🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park500 m→✦PRESTWOLD HALLHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Willoughby Community ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field systemHistoric site2.2 km→