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Settlement site at Morton

8 ha

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.05123, -0.92170

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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
  • 🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cream-spot Ladybird, Rutpela maculata +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cream-spot Ladybird, Rutpela maculata +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Pennywort · last seen 2023; Plants — Floating Pennywort · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stoke Field TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Middlefield Roadpublic footpath · 353 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 353 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route (48)Cycling route
Named routeRef (48)National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 645Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route795 m
Named routeRef 48Length 795 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gorsy Lanebridleway · 142 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 142 mPath type: unclassified
Gorsy Lanebridleway · 156 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Arriving in Morton

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, SouthwellHistoric site3.5 km→✦Battle of Stoke FieldHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Higgons MeadUrban park3.4 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱War Memorial Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Burgage GreenUrban park3.7 km→

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