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Sansom Wood - Woodland plantation

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.05864, -1.12456

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 476m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 6Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 6Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track alongside Sansom Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track alongside Sansom Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NEWSTEAD ABBEYHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Newstead Abbey GardensUrban park5 km→🏞️BURNTSTUMPCountry park1.4 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Small Walled GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱The Great GardenUrban park4.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Calverton 4

Not High (England Use Only)1.9 km→
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Calverton 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.0 km→
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Calverton 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→

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