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Willoughby Community Park

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.82399, -1.05666

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Raven
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Hobby +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Hobby +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Large White +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Gorse, White Clover +71 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: residential
Church Lanepublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: residential
Horseshoe Closepublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bryans Lanebridleway · 87 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 87 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 257 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 257 mSurface groundPath type: track
Bryans Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: bridleway
Occupation Lanebyway open to all traffic · 769 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 769 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Willoughby Community Park

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park4.5 km→✦Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field systemHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🎱Wymeswold Bowls ClubBowling green4.3 km→🌽East Road Allotment GardensAllotments3.7 km→✦Wymeswold Village PoundHistoric site4.2 km→