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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Newark and Sherwood Getting here
53.12947, -1.08667
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Scolopostethus decoratus, Larder Beetle +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Scolopostethus decoratus, Larder Beetle +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Southwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Maun Valley Trail Walking route ▾
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 645 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 339 m ▾
Named route Length 339 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 136 m ▾
Named route Length 136 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 428 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 428 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green Route
Show on map Outlaw Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red Route
Show on map Viking Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Route
Show on map Bike Park & Downhill Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
13,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Scolopostethus decoratus · Larder Beetle · Chartoscirta cincta · Loricera pilicornis · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +8
Scolopostethus decoratus Scolopostethus decoratus Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius Chartoscirta cincta Chartoscirta cincta Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Telmatophilus typhae Telmatophilus typhae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Scolopostethus decoratus · Larder Beetle · Chartoscirta cincta · Loricera pilicornis · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +8
Scolopostethus decoratus Scolopostethus decoratus Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius Chartoscirta cincta Chartoscirta cincta Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Telmatophilus typhae Telmatophilus typhae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Platynus Platynus2025
Platynus Platynus2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2025
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2025 