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Spring Wood

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.18838, -1.19438

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Tortoise Bug +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Tortoise Bug +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Flowering Currant, Wood Anemone · last seen 2026; Plants — Flowering Currant, Wood Anemone · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

Maun Valley TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 648Cycling route

Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route984 m

Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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

Wildlife to spot

21,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2026

Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane +1

Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2025
Great MilletSorghum bicolor2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2026

Flowering Currant · Parsley Water-dropwort · Great Millet · Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane +1

Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2025
Great MilletSorghum bicolor2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path from Spring Wood leading towards Shirebrook Wood

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🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park600 m→🌱Manor ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park2.9 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park3 km→

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