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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
53.10747, -1.01314
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 80 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Kirkby Closepublic footpath · 157 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mPath type: residential
Becher's Walkpublic footpath · 241 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 241 mPath type: footway
Public Right Of Waypublic footpath · 1.4 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmPath type: footway
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 645Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 645Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 645Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
43 public paths nearby
Public paths
Southwell Trailbridleway · 377 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 377 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Forest Lanebyway open to all traffic · 48 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 48 mPath type: unclassified
Southwell Trailbridleway · 361 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Southwell Trailbridleway · 183 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 183 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Forest Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
15,282 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,282 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Pink-footed Goose · Pochard · Dunnock
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All 9 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- PochardAythya ferina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox
Root Rot · Marasmiellus candidus · White Spindles · Scurfy Twiglet · Ash Dieback
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All 73 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
- Marasmiellus candidusMarasmiellus candidus
- White SpindlesClavaria fragilis
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Ash DiebackHymenoscyphus fraxineus
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Elder · Creeping Thistle · Common Stork's-bill · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Fennel
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All 87 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,282 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Pink-footed Goose · Pochard · Dunnock
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- PochardAythya ferina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox
Root Rot · Marasmiellus candidus · White Spindles · Scurfy Twiglet · Ash Dieback
+68 more speciesHide species list
All 73 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Root RotHeterobasidion annosum
- Marasmiellus candidusMarasmiellus candidus
- White SpindlesClavaria fragilis
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Ash DiebackHymenoscyphus fraxineus
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Elder · Creeping Thistle · Common Stork's-bill · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Fennel
+82 more speciesHide species list
All 87 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Plantain
Greater Plantain
Plantago major
Plantago major
Black BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. SabaudaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaLilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaRussian-vineFallopia baldschuanicaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle