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Whin Hill

3 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.33161, -1.04391

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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
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕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

Horse riding

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Goldfinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Streblotrichum convolutum, Common Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Streblotrichum convolutum, Common Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Southern Hawker, Comma +32 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Speckled Wood, Southern Hawker, Comma +32 more · last seen 2021

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's HouseWalking route4 km

Urban terrain through mostly residential areas. Option to walk through the churchyard to visit the Straw's graves, the churchyard has uneven grassy ground.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route467 m

Named routeRef 6Length 467 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route189 m

Named routeRef 6Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route58 m

Named routeRef 6Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route45 m

Named routeRef 6Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9 m

Named routeRef 6Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,342 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,342 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winterspring

2024

Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Mallard · Blackbird +23

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Great TitParus major2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🌿

Plants79 species

spring

2025

Musk Thistle · Sweet Violet · Mistletoe · Horse-chestnut · Common Cudweed +74

Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
MistletoeViscum album
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
Common CudweedFilago germanica2022
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2022
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Austrian PinePinus nigra2022
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2022
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
WeldReseda luteola2022
Fat-henChenopodium album2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Small NettleUrtica urens2022
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2022
HemlockConium maculatum2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2022
White CampionSilene latifolia2022
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Red OakQuercus rubra2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2021
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2022
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2022
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2022
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,342 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winterspring

2024

Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Mallard · Blackbird +23

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Great TitParus major2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🌿

Plants79 species

spring

2025

Musk Thistle · Sweet Violet · Mistletoe · Horse-chestnut · Common Cudweed +74

Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
MistletoeViscum album
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
Common CudweedFilago germanica2022
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2022
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Austrian PinePinus nigra2022
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2022
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
WeldReseda luteola2022
Fat-henChenopodium album2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Small NettleUrtica urens2022
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2022
HemlockConium maculatum2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2022
White CampionSilene latifolia2022
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Red OakQuercus rubra2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2021
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2022
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2022
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2022
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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