Boundary 3 · Forestry England
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A useful outdoor place with open-data visitor information.
Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.10572, -1.09935
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwell Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 645 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 339 m ▾ Named route Length 339 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 136 m ▾ Named route Length 136 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 428 m ▾ Named route Ref 6 Length 428 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Outlaw Trail Mountain bike route ▾ Named route Ref Red Route
Show on map Viking Trail Mountain bike route ▾ Named route Ref Blue Route
Show on map Bike Park & Downhill Route Mountain bike route ▾ Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
12,987 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 12,987 records · NBN Atlas Chiffchaff · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon
+36 more species Hide species list All 41 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Larder Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Campyloneura virgula · Carabus · Altica
+10 more species Hide species list All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025 Carabus Carabus2025 Altica Altica2025 Cercopis vulnerata Jelly Rot · Deer Shield · Dead Man's Fingers · Holly Speckle · Common Eyelash
+27 more species Hide species list All 32 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus Dead Man's Fingers Xylaria polymorpha Holly Speckle Trochila ilicina Common Eyelash Scutellinia scutellata Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea Green Alkanet · White Campion · Pendulous Sedge · Field Wood-rush · Field Pansy
+16 more species Hide species list All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Campion Silene latifolia Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Field Pansy Viola arvensis Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,987 records · NBN Atlas Chiffchaff · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon
+36 more species Hide species list All 41 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Larder Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Campyloneura virgula · Carabus · Altica
+10 more species Hide species list All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025 Carabus Carabus2025 Altica Altica2025 Cercopis vulnerata Jelly Rot · Deer Shield · Dead Man's Fingers · Holly Speckle · Common Eyelash
+27 more species Hide species list All 32 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus Dead Man's Fingers Xylaria polymorpha Holly Speckle Trochila ilicina Common Eyelash Scutellinia scutellata Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea Green Alkanet · White Campion · Pendulous Sedge · Field Wood-rush · Field Pansy
+16 more species Hide species list All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Campion Silene latifolia Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Field Pansy Viola arvensis Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2025
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025 Goldenhaired Inkcap
Goldenhaired Inkcap
Parasola auricoma
Parasola auricoma
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hare's Ear Otidea onotica
Hare's Ear Otidea onotica
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum
Powderpuff Bracket Postia ptychogaster
Powderpuff Bracket Postia ptychogaster
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus
Tubaria romagnesiana Tubaria romagnesiana
Tubaria romagnesiana Tubaria romagnesiana
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
The Flirt Russula vesca
The Flirt Russula vesca
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca
Stinky Knight Tricholoma sulphureum
Stinky Knight Tricholoma sulphureum
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Oak Toothcrust Radulomyces molaris
Oak Toothcrust Radulomyces molaris
Cingroen Phallus impudicus
Cingroen Phallus impudicus
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Red Edge Brittlestem Psathyrella corrugis
Red Edge Brittlestem Psathyrella corrugis
Snapping Bonnet Mycena vitilis
Snapping Bonnet Mycena vitilis
Yellow Fan Spathularia flavida
Yellow Fan Spathularia flavida
Postia fragilis Postia fragilis
Postia fragilis Postia fragilis Wall Speedwell
Wall Speedwell
Veronica arvensis
Veronica arvensis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Medick Medicago sativa
Medick Medicago sativa
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum 