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Wilson's Field

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.10492, -1.03781

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stygnocoris fuligineus, Nysius huttoni, Calathus melanocephalus +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stygnocoris fuligineus, Nysius huttoni, Calathus melanocephalus +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwell Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vicarage Lanepublic footpath · 134 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Vicarage Lanepublic footpath · 111 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route339 m
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Southwell Trailbridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Southwell Trailbridleway · 863 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 863 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Southwell Trailbridleway · 361 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Broomfield Lanebridleway · 570 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 570 mPath type: service
Southwell Trailbridleway · 183 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 183 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grass field at Farnsfield

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass field at Farnsfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉SOUTHWELL TRAILNature reserve1.7 km→✦Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe ManorHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→🐄White Post Farm ShopVisitor farm1.6 km→🐄Goat MountainVisitor farm2 km→🐄Shefiff's Falconry CentreVisitor farm2 km→

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