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Oxton Dumble

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.06600, -1.04078

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +92 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grammoptera ruficornis, Hebrew Character +84 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Grammoptera ruficornis, Hebrew Character +84 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Raspberry Bryum, Bristly Oxtongue +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 6Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 645Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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

Empty House at Oxton Hill

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Empty House at Oxton Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxton parkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Calverton Methodist ChurchUrban park4.2 km→🦉SOUTHWELL TRAILNature reserve5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🐄White Post Farm ShopVisitor farm4.8 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→

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