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Oakmere Park Golf Course

2 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.07373, -1.09044

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Cantharis nigricans, 24-spot Ladybird, Cantharis rustica +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

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

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 645Cycling route

Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

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

Main RouteCycling route73 m

Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

5,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds49 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
Phylloscopus trochilus trochilusPhylloscopus trochilus trochilus2025
Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects14 species

winter

2026

Duckweed Weevil · Peritrechus geniculatus · Turtle Bug · Bathysolen nubilus · Demetrias atricapillus +9

Duckweed WeevilTanysphyrus lemnae
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Turtle BugPodops inuncta
Bathysolen nubilusBathysolen nubilus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris
Anthicus antherinus

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2025

Green Alkanet · Pendulous Sedge · Field Wood-rush · Field Pansy · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +8

Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Field PansyViola arvensis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
Phylloscopus trochilus trochilusPhylloscopus trochilus trochilus2025
Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects14 species

winter

2026

Duckweed Weevil · Peritrechus geniculatus · Turtle Bug · Bathysolen nubilus · Demetrias atricapillus +9

Duckweed WeevilTanysphyrus lemnae
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Turtle BugPodops inuncta
Bathysolen nubilusBathysolen nubilus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris
Anthicus antherinus

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2025

Green Alkanet · Pendulous Sedge · Field Wood-rush · Field Pansy · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +8

Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Field PansyViola arvensis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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