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Mickleborough Hill

8 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 288m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hornet, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Mystacides longicornis +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Mystacides longicornis +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog-rose, Yellow-rattle, Yellow Oat-grass +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog-rose, Yellow-rattle, Yellow Oat-grass +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
The Big TrackWalking route
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shoveler TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route
Named route
Footpath № 33public footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface earthPath type: footway
Footpath № 33public footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface earthPath type: footway
Footpath № 33public footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mSurface earthPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Cliton to City CentreCycling route
Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Roadbridleway · 405 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 405 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Old Roadbridleway · 77 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 77 mPath type: residential
Old Roadbridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Old Roadbridleway · 46 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 46 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Old Roadbridleway · 236 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 236 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New house, Micklebrough Hill - geograph.org.uk - 3036138

New house, Micklebrough Hill - geograph.org.uk - 3036138

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