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Spring Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.09253, -0.89446

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Swallow +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Swallow +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Deadly Dapperling, Cinnamon Bracket, Bulbous Honey Fungus +28 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Deadly Dapperling, Cinnamon Bracket, Bulbous Honey Fungus +28 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +21 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +21 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell 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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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 route1.9 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A617 at Spring Wood

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A617 at Spring Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, SouthwellHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Burgage GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Higgons MeadUrban park4.2 km→🌱War Memorial Recreation GroundUrban park4.4 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱SalicetumUrban park4.3 km→

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