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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Newark and Sherwood Getting here
53.12914, -0.91030
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 481m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 481m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +19 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +19 more · last seen 2014
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Hydropsyche siltalai, Cyrnus trimaculatus +30 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Hydropsyche siltalai, Cyrnus trimaculatus +30 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Southwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southwell Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Nottinghamshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Southwell Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 645 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
3,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,375 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Pheasant · Rook +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Otter Lutra lutra Roesel's Bush-cricket · Ivy Bee · Willow Bent-wing
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2022 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae Willow Bent-wing Phyllocnistis saligna2022 Hop
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,375 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Pheasant · Rook +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +4
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Otter Lutra lutra Roesel's Bush-cricket · Ivy Bee · Willow Bent-wing
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2022 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae Willow Bent-wing Phyllocnistis saligna2022 Hop
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 