Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
2 ha
Plan your visit
✦Heritage🍄Fungi🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.19392, -0.92240
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌿96+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Goat's-beard and Field Horsetail among those found
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌿96+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Goat's-beard and Field Horsetail among those found
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Mildew, Witch's Butter, Rancid Bonnet +68 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Goat's-beard, Field Horsetail, Meadow Vetchling +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Anaspis maculata, Acorn Weevil, Curculio venosus +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Badger · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stony Balkpublic footpath · 731 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 731 mPath type: path
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational 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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,260 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBadger
Anaspis maculata · Acorn Weevil · Curculio venosus · Ischnomera cyanea · Ischnomera sanguinicollis +1
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
- Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
- Curculio venosusCurculio venosus
- Ischnomera cyaneaIschnomera cyanea
- Ischnomera sanguinicollisIschnomera sanguinicollis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Oak Mildew · Witch's Butter · Rancid Bonnet · Magpie Inkcap · Small Stagshorn +66
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Rancid BonnetMycena olida
- Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
- Small StagshornCalocera cornea
- White BrainExidia thuretiana
- White FibrecapInocybe geophylla
Goat's-beard · Field Horsetail · Meadow Vetchling · Meadow Crane's-bill · Creeping Buttercup +91
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Common Mouse-ear
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,260 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBadger
Anaspis maculata · Acorn Weevil · Curculio venosus · Ischnomera cyanea · Ischnomera sanguinicollis +1
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
- Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
- Curculio venosusCurculio venosus
- Ischnomera cyaneaIschnomera cyanea
- Ischnomera sanguinicollisIschnomera sanguinicollis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Oak Mildew · Witch's Butter · Rancid Bonnet · Magpie Inkcap · Small Stagshorn +66
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Rancid BonnetMycena olida
- Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
- Small StagshornCalocera cornea
- White BrainExidia thuretiana
- White FibrecapInocybe geophylla
Goat's-beard · Field Horsetail · Meadow Vetchling · Meadow Crane's-bill · Creeping Buttercup +91
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Common Mouse-ear
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cerastium fontanum2024
Cerastium fontanum2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2024Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Dog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumHerb-ParisParis quadrifoliaHerb-ParisParis quadrifoliaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2024Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024HopHumulus lupulus2024HopHumulus lupulus2024Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2024Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2024Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024Rubus ser. DiscoloresRubus ser. Discolores2024Rubus ser. DiscoloresRubus ser. Discolores2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2024Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2024Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2024Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2024Wild OnionAllium vineale2024Wild OnionAllium vineale2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Events & activities nearby
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