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Ox Pasture Plantation

4 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.16032, -0.75706

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Black-headed Gull
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Darter, Sphaerophoria rueppellii · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Darter, Sphaerophoria rueppellii · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route915 m
Named routeRef 64Length 915 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 64Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route256 m
Named routeRef 64Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trent Valley Way approaching Ox Pasture Plantation

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trent Valley Way approaching Ox Pasture Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree FarmHistoric site4.7 km→✦Crococalana Roman townHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Swinderby PlaygroundUrban park3.8 km→✦Standing cross on the west side of High StreetHistoric site1 km→🌱Langford LowfieldsUrban park2.8 km→✦Rectangular barrows at North MuskhamHistoric site3.8 km→

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