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Getting here
53.06036, -0.85966
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 298m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 298m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Peacock, Comma +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss +127 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stoke Field TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route (48)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (48)National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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16,418 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,418 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Hawker
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common Sallow · Dandelion · Spotted Medick · Bristly Oxtongue · Sun Spurge +63
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,418 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Hawker
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common Sallow · Dandelion · Spotted Medick · Bristly Oxtongue · Sun Spurge +63
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
HawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaGreat Yellow-cressRorippa amphibiaGreat Yellow-cressRorippa amphibiaMusk ThistleCarduus nutansMusk ThistleCarduus nutansPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRadishRaphanus raphanistrumRadishRaphanus raphanistrumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWild TurnipBrassica rapa subsp. campestrisWild TurnipBrassica rapa subsp. campestrisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaWeeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralisWeeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisBog Hair-GrassAristavena setaceaBog Hair-GrassAristavena setaceaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaWater FernAzolla filiculoidesWater FernAzolla filiculoidesCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patula