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Ox Pasture Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Ann B · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.18947, -1.18735

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Neonectria coccinea, Corwystrysen Wastad, Stinking Dapperling +14 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Neonectria coccinea, Corwystrysen Wastad, Stinking Dapperling +14 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Brimstone +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Brimstone +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Flowering Currant · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

29 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
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sookholme Church

📷 Ann B · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sookholme Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park800 m→🌱Manor ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park3.2 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Shirebrook 5

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Shirebrook 4

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Shirebrook 6

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