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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Newark and Sherwood Getting here
53.07703, -0.95445
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Gossips — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Gossips — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Southwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southwell Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stoke Field Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Becher's Walk public footpath · 241 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 241 m Path type: footway
Show on map Shady Lane public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Path type: footway
Show on map Shady Lane public footpath · 119 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 119 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Southwell Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 645 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 104 m ▾
Named route Ref 645 Length 104 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 645 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bull Yard bridleway · 28 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 28 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Bull Yard bridleway · 11 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 11 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Bull Yard bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Photos The north side of Southwell Minster
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Wildlife to spot
36,478 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,478 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Rook +18
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Liophloeus tessulatus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Vine Weevil +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Ramping-fumitory · Stinking Iris · Bilbao Fleabane · Polypodium vulgare +17
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,478 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Rook +18
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Liophloeus tessulatus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Vine Weevil +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Ramping-fumitory · Stinking Iris · Bilbao Fleabane · Polypodium vulgare +17
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Autumn Stonecrop Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Autumn Stonecrop Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata
Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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