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Scarcliffe Park

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.22991, -1.23456

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Foxglove, Biting Stonecrop +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Foxglove, Biting Stonecrop +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Large White, Marbled White +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Large White, Marbled White +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Scarcliffe Park

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Scarcliffe Park

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Nearby places

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✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Poulter Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site4.1 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site4.1 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275Historic site4.3 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183Historic site4.3 km→

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