Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.10178, -1.03636
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Cheeky Pig — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Cheeky Pig — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Vicarage Lanepublic footpath · 111 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Vicarage Lanepublic footpath · 134 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface gravelPath type: track
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cotton Mill Lanebridleway · 154 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mPath type: unclassified
Cotton Mill Lanebridleway · 94 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 94 mPath type: residential
Photos
Gravestone, St Michael's Church, Farnsfield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,739 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Pink-footed Goose +5
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Stygnocoris fuligineus · Nysius huttoni · Sphragisticus nebulosus · Calathus melanocephalus
- Stygnocoris fuligineusStygnocoris fuligineus
- Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni
- Sphragisticus nebulosusSphragisticus nebulosus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
Broom · Red Bartsia · Elder · Sycamore · Holly +99
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- ElderSambucus nigra
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,739 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Pink-footed Goose +5
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Stygnocoris fuligineus · Nysius huttoni · Sphragisticus nebulosus · Calathus melanocephalus
- Stygnocoris fuligineusStygnocoris fuligineus
- Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni
- Sphragisticus nebulosusSphragisticus nebulosus
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus
Broom · Red Bartsia · Elder · Sycamore · Holly +99
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- ElderSambucus nigra
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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