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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.17807, -0.86561
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +37 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Hazel +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Wildlife to spot
3,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +27
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🌿Plants77 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Nettle · Cleavers · Hazel · Cow Parsley · Hawthorn +72
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +27
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🌿Plants77 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Nettle · Cleavers · Hazel · Cow Parsley · Hawthorn +72
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedera helix
Hedera helix
AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifoliusCurled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifoliusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2024Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2024Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024SanicleSanicula europaea2024SanicleSanicula europaea2024Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024AppleMalus domestica2024AppleMalus domestica2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wood MilletMilium effusum2024Wood MilletMilium effusum2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023