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The Arc

1 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.27226, -1.27091

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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
  • 🛝Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +17 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
John Streetpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: service
John Streetpublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mSurface gravelPath type: track
John Streetpublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Arc, Clowne

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Arc, Clowne

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Nearby places

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✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site4.9 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site4.9 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275Historic site4.9 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183Historic site4.9 km→🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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