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▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ⚽ Playing fields 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
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Black Ant, Banded Demoiselle, 2-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Black Ant, Banded Demoiselle, 2-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stoke Field Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Nottinghamshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Southwell Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 915 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 915 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,415 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,415 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Small Black Ant · Vine Weevil
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Small Black Ant Lasius niger Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Himalayan Balsam · Prickly Lettuce · Perennial Sow-thistle · Black Nightshade · White Bryony +30
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum White Bryony Bryonia dioica Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,415 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Small Black Ant · Vine Weevil
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Small Black Ant Lasius niger Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Himalayan Balsam · Prickly Lettuce · Perennial Sow-thistle · Black Nightshade · White Bryony +30
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum White Bryony Bryonia dioica Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Italian Alder Alnus cordata
Italian Alder Alnus cordata
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Hop Humulus lupulus
Hop Humulus lupulus
Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis
Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
False London-rocket Sisymbrium loeselii
False London-rocket Sisymbrium loeselii
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Green Nightshade Solanum nitidibaccatum
Green Nightshade Solanum nitidibaccatum
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium 