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Eakring Playing Field

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.15032, -0.99057

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Common Wainscot +397 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Common Wainscot +397 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +26 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Honeysuckle, Red Campion, Common Feather-moss +83 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Honeysuckle, Red Campion, Common Feather-moss +83 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Triumph Roadpublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mPath type: residential
School Lanepublic footpath · 131 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mPath type: residential
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 414 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 414 mSurface grassPath type: track
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brail Lanebridleway · 90 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 90 mPath type: service
Sikey Lanebyway open to all traffic · 222 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 222 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Sikey Lanebyway open to all traffic · 53 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 53 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses on Triumph Road, Eakring

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses on Triumph Road, Eakring

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🌱Rufford Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Reg Hookway ArboretumUrban park4 km→🌱Rufford Rose GardenUrban park4.2 km→✦RUFFORD ABBEYHistoric site3.4 km→🏞️RUFFORDCountry park4.4 km→✦Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval buildingHistoric site4.3 km→

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