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Sconce and Devon Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.06768, -0.82249

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small Black Ant, Swollen-thighed Beetle +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small Black Ant, Swollen-thighed Beetle +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 17 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

🚴

Cycling

72 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

Main RouteCycling route26 m

Named routeRef 64Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route99 m

Named routeRef 64Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Mill Lanebridleway · 24 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mPath type: service

Dorner Avenuebridleway · 161 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 161 mPath type: residential

Mill Lanebridleway · 21 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

21,997 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,997 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan · House Sparrow +28

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Stenophylax permistus · Small Black Ant

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Small Black AntLasius niger

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,997 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan · House Sparrow +28

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Stenophylax permistus · Small Black Ant

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Small Black AntLasius niger

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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