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Redgate Wood

✦ Ancient woodland81 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome81 ha

Getting here

53.12987, -0.98582

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blueish Veilwort, Wood Bristle-moss, Even Scalewort +183 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Grammoptera ruficornis, Harlequin Ladybird +220 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Grammoptera ruficornis, Harlequin Ladybird +220 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 645Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 645Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 645Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whitestub Lanebridleway · 1.8 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Redgate Wood

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Redgate Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉SOUTHWELL TRAILNature reserve3.1 km→✦Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe ManorHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Swithin's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Radegund's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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