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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Mansfield Getting here
53.18092, -1.18932
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Flowering Currant, Wood Anemone · last seen 2026; Plants — Flowering Currant, Wood Anemone · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Archaeological Way (old route) Walking route ▾
Dukeries Trail Walking route ▾
Meden Trail Walking route ▾
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Maun Valley Trail Walking route ▾
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map Skegby Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 648 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 648 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teversal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 984 m ▾
Named route Ref 648 Length 984 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
19,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,450 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +30
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane +3
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii2025 Great Millet Sorghum bicolor2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,450 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +30
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane +3
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii2025 Great Millet Sorghum bicolor2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Spleenwort
Black Spleenwort
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 