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Sherwood Forest

📷 norman griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.19978, -1.06605

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

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10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Muntjac, Badger +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Birch Catkin Bug, Glow-worm, Corticeus unicolor +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Greenwood TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

Major Oak TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Giants TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Robin Hood WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 645Cycling route

Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 648Cycling route

Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route993 m

Named routeRef 6Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route376 m

Named routeRef 6Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route104 m

Named routeRef 6Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Green Route

Outlaw TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red Route

Viking TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue Route

🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

Broad Drivebridleway · 17 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

42,493 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,493 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Chaffinch +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

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Insects6 species

winterautumn

2026

Birch Catkin Bug · 16-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami +1

Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,493 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Chaffinch +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects6 species

winterautumn

2026

Birch Catkin Bug · 16-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami +1

Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 norman griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Vegan Camp Out

Fri 14 Aug, 00:00

Walesby Forest Adventure Activity Centre

Free

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