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Vernemetum

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.81853, -1.04181

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Hobby +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Hobby +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, White Clover, Dandelion +68 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, White Clover, Dandelion +68 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Back Lane - 1

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willoughby Community ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.9 km→✦Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field systemHistoric site4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→🎱Wymeswold Bowls ClubBowling green5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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