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Long Wood

14 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.08101, -1.09995

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis rustica, Tachina fera +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis rustica, Tachina fera +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Redshank, Springy Turf-moss +51 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Redshank, Springy Turf-moss +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn sown crop and Long Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn sown crop and Long Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BURNTSTUMPCountry park4.3 km→🦉TIPPINGS WOODNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Oxton parkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Burntstump Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🐄Ravenshead Farm ShopVisitor farm4.4 km→🌱Calverton Methodist ChurchUrban park4.8 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Calverton 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.6 km→
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Calverton 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.6 km→
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Boundary 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.7 km→

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