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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Newark and Sherwood Getting here
53.07126, -0.73950
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Barn Owl, Hobby, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth +157 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 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 Coddington FP2 public footpath · 633 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 633 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map 70 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 National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 99 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 156 m ▾
Named route Length 156 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath to Barnby in the Willows
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Wildlife to spot
6,769 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,769 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Elm · Field Bindweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Equal-leaved Knotgrass · Small-flowered Crane's-bill +62
Elm Ulmus Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Bristly Oxtongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,769 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Elm · Field Bindweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Equal-leaved Knotgrass · Small-flowered Crane's-bill +62
Elm Ulmus Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Bristly Oxtongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helminthotheca echioides
Helminthotheca echioides
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Aspen Populus tremula
Aspen Populus tremula
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Osier Salix viminalis
Osier Salix viminalis
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Common Evening-primrose Oenothera biennis
Common Evening-primrose Oenothera biennis
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Dewberry Rubus caesius
Dewberry Rubus caesius
Wild-oat Avena fatua
Wild-oat Avena fatua
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Garden Lavender Lavandula angustifolia
Garden Lavender Lavandula angustifolia
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Italian Alder Alnus cordata
Italian Alder Alnus cordata
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Grey Willow Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea
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