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The Green

📷 Stephen Ostler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.25381, -1.24245

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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 430m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Wildlife

Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Urban park — open green space

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Archaeological Way (old route)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction at Elmton

📷 Stephen Ostler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction at Elmton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Poulter Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275Historic site3.1 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 site3.1 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site4.4 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site4.4 km→

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