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Excellent stop and good value. Great equal opportunities employment policy. 5 stars!

nice walk

Loverly path mostly tarmac ( good for all weathers) , you would even know it was there as its threaded between the houses.

Nice cafe on the perimeter path around Kings Mill Reservoir. Good selection of hot meals, freshly made sandwiches and home made cakes and pastries. Opens 9am.

Good all-weather path running from Rainworth to the Racecourse Park in Mansfield where it becomes the Timberland trail and continues on to Kings Mill.

Starting at Kingsmill Reservoir, the Timberland Trail runs around the southern edge of Mansfield town centre, joining the Mansfield Way at Racecourse Road. Occupied since Roman times, Mansfield’s prosperity was fuelled by the industrialisation of coal mining in nearby villages, and the building of a local railway network. The River Maun also provided energy for textile and hosiery mills; the old mill ponds can still be seen in Quarry Lane Park and the trail runs alongside the Maun through Titchfield Park.

Quarry Lane was designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2004 because of its importance to wildlife and the community. There is a lot of history associated with Quarry Lane LNR, beginning at the Field Mill Dam at the eastern end of the site. Alongside the restaurant once stood a large stone water powered cotton mill, which was built around 1877-89. Alongside the LNR is an old quarry, called ‘Lindley's Quarry’, where huge blocks of stone were transported into the town centre where they were cut into smaller manageable pieces. The River Maun meanders through this reserve, eventually entering Field Mill Pond. The Mill Pond attracts a wide variety of birds including Little Grebes and breeding Mute Swans. The area also boasts a thriving population of Water Voles. As the river flows through the site it falls over a number of small ruffles attracting Kingfishers and breeding Grey Wagtails. The river is flanked by mature woodland dominated by Ash, Beech and Oak.

The Oakham was designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 2005 and was created to replace habitats lost through the construction of Oakham Business Park. Covering 6.3 hectares, the Oakham is home to a mosaic of wet willow woodland, ponds, river, flower rich dry grassland and wet grassland. It comprises a wide assortment of wildlife habitats ranging from flower rich dry grassland and recently planted woodland areas to wetland habitats next to the River Maun.