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St James's Church

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.05806, -1.18732

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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 422m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blackcap, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blackcap, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 967 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 967 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

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Church of St James, Papplewick

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St James, Papplewick

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