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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.13715, -1.15186
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tansley Heathbridleway · 38 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mPath type: residential
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,953 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,953 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chiffchaff · Red-legged Partridge +13
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eyed Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix
Hoof Fungus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
🌿Plants116 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Annual Wall-rocket · Common Bent · Common Stork's-bill · Broom · Holly +111
- Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,953 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chiffchaff · Red-legged Partridge +13
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eyed Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix
Hoof Fungus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
🌿Plants116 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Annual Wall-rocket · Common Bent · Common Stork's-bill · Broom · Holly +111
- Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2025Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2025Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis2025Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025Oak AppleBiorhiza pallida2025Oak AppleBiorhiza pallida2025Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2025Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Bracken
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum
HarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaField GarlicAllium oleraceumField GarlicAllium oleraceumWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatumPale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaSea Fern-grassCatapodium marinumSea Fern-grassCatapodium marinumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaRed OakQuercus rubraRed OakQuercus rubraField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisSeaside DaisyErigeron glaucusSeaside DaisyErigeron glaucusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisVioletViolaVioletViolaCalifornian PoppyEschscholzia californicaCalifornian PoppyEschscholzia californicaPinePinusPinePinusHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumTomatoSolanum lycopersicumTomatoSolanum lycopersicumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreEvents & activities nearby
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