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Willoughby Gorse

3 ha

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

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.82115, -1.07413

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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

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bramble, Common Nettle +121 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bramble, Common Nettle +121 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Transmission line near Willoughby

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

Transmission line near Willoughby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willoughby Community ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park3.3 km→✦Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field systemHistoric site1.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park5 km→🎱Wymeswold Bowls ClubBowling green3.1 km→🌽East Road Allotment GardensAllotments2.5 km→

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