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Berry Hill Park, known for its steep coal mining history, sits within around 25 hectares of parkland with a diverse mix of woodlands, mown grassland, acid-grassland and wildflower meadows.

Nice easy ride for all on a gravel path

Rainworth Water is a watercourse that is a tributary of the River Maun near Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, England. It is characterised by a number of lakes, including that which forms part of the country park at Rufford Abbey. L Lake at Rainworth forms part of the Rainworth Lakes Site of Special Scientific Interest. There are two designated Local Nature Reserves along its length, one of which is also known by the name Rainworth Water. The Rainworth Water LNR is owned and managed by Nottinghamshire County Council.

Located between Mansfield and Bolsover, this picturesque woodland is rapidly developing into one of the most attractive wildlife sites in the region. With its mixture of mature broadleaf woodland, newly planted trees, large open meadows and a scenic wetland valley, Shirebrook Wood offers something for everybody.

As a former pit top site, Shirebrook Wood has been reclaimed & redeveloped with large-scale planting of native shrubs and trees and the whole site has been totally landscaped, The Derbyshire side (West) has been turned into an Industrial Estate.

This small nature reserve used to be part of Hermitage House gardens and is so called because it is believed in Tudor times the Bishop of St David’s used the location as a religious retreat. The site was given to the council in 1986 by a Mrs Valance as an open space for the benefit of the people of Mansfield and was given the status of Local Nature Reserve in 2004. The reserve is dominated by the disused millpond of Hermitage Mill, which is surrounded by mature deciduous woodland of Ash, Oak with the occasional Holly and Yew and with ancient woodland indicators such as Wood Anemone, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine and Dogs Mercury.

Lovely stretch of bridleway that runs through the Spa Ponds Nature Reserve. It's a pretty easy-going hardpacked dirt trail, although there are one or two short sections where you'll need to take a bit of care if you're on a tourer or gravel bike. Can get muddy when it's wet.

A stones throw from the train station; A short ride from Mansfield Woodhouse. Shirebrook Wood is a number of gravel loops up through the woods, past the fishing ponds behind Sports Direct. It also connects to the Archeological Trail which takes you to Creswell and on to Clumber Park as well as Route 648 which takes you into Sherwood Forest