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Radford and Hymas Academy

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.17016, -1.23568

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Dog-violet, Black-poplar, Common Spotted-orchid +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Black-poplar, Common Spotted-orchid +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
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The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Skegby TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route699 m
Named routeRef 648Length 699 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Radford and Hymas Academy

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park1.8 km→🌱CivicUrban park2.8 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park3.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Oxclose 1

Not High (England Use Only)1.9 km→
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Dam 121

Not High (England Use Only)2.0 km→

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