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📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.14318, -1.17154

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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
  • 🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Roesel's Bush-cricket +261 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Roesel's Bush-cricket +261 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid · last seen 2023; Plants — Bee Orchid · last seen 2023

Free

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
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Skegby TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

33 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 route73 m
Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Racecourse Recreation Ground, Mansfield, Notts.

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Racecourse Recreation Ground, Mansfield, Notts.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Berry Hill ParkUrban park1.7 km→🦉VICAR WATER NATURE RESERVENature reserve3.7 km→🌱Racecourse ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Carr Bank ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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