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The Church of St Chad

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.18028, -1.21301

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Flowering Currant, Beech, Blackthorn

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Dog-violet, Flowering Currant, Black-poplar +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Flowering Currant, Black-poplar +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Three Centres TrailWalking route
Named route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route
Named route
Meden Trailpublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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St Chad's Church in Pleasley Vale

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Chad's Church in Pleasley Vale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park1.8 km→🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park1.8 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park2.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Oxclose 1

Not High (England Use Only)1.6 km→
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Dam 121

Not High (England Use Only)1.6 km→
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Shirebrook 8

1.9 km→

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