Ollerton Pit Wood

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About Ollerton Pit Wood

This young woodland provides an excellent place to explore. Surfaced tracks and way-marked trails create circular routes from the car park. The walk round the pond is suitable for wheelchair users, can you spot the swans nesting on their platform? For the more adventerous among us try hiking up the pit top for great views of the surrounding countryside including Sherwood Forest Country Park, Thoresby Colliery and Wellow Wood. Are your eyes keen enough to pick out Thoresby Hall from among the trees? Wellow Wood and Boughton Brake look amazing in the autumn too.

The site is not suitable for horse riding but feel free to cycle round. This is a community woodland, so if you fancy a trip out with a ranger or have a great idea for improving the site then let us know.

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How to get there:

New Ollerton and Boughton is the nearest town or village.

Ollerton Pit Woods are accessed from Newark road (A616), which runs between New Ollerton and Wellow.

 From Nottingham take A614 north towards Ollerton.

 At the roundabout with the A616 and A6075 take a right into Ollerton.

 At the next roundabout go left and continue on to Tesco.

 At the roundabout outside Tesco go straight ahead (its kind of left – you don’t want to end up in Tesco car park!)

 Take the next right, just before a zebra crossing into Rufford Avenue.

 Carry onto the end of the road and turn right onto Newark Road.

 The car park is just down the road on the left, signed Ollerton Pit Woods. If you go under a railway bridge you have gone too far!

Postcode for Newark Road is NG22 9PZ

OS Grid Reference: SK667673
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Start your visit from:

Tuxford Road Entrance
Newark Road car park

Wetland at Ollerton Pit Woods, Nottinghamshire

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Contact:

Sherwood Forest Community Rangers
01623 822447
e-mail: enquiries.sherwood@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

4 Stars
I visited the site one sunny afternoon. It was very pleasant, although there was plenty of dog doodoo aorund! i got very out of breath climbing the hill but it was worth the effort for the view. Its was a very pleasent day out!

Anonymous, 19/Apr/2012

5 Stars
Thank you to all who have made and maintain a wonderful place. We (two children, dog and I) spent a very pleasant few hours yesterday meandering around the site. We came across it by chance but we'll certainly be visiting again soon. Great mix of woodland, heathland and wetland. My children loved seeing the sheep and also loved the tadpoles in the wetland area. I note other comments about dog mess (we came equipped with plastic bags) - not too bad during our visit but this relies on people being responsible. Great to find such a peaceful place!

Brian, 16/May/2010

5 Stars
Great for remembering that there use to be a very busy coal mine here once. Explain on stones the history what once happened here. Good views from trig point. On trig point itself,it got a viewing landscape direction marker point on where the surrounding interest points are. However' some views are block by nearby trees''' I didn't notice any dog mess on all the paths in this park' Maybe someone been round clearing it up. Lovey lake with swans nesting raft and rare black goats, i notices' that this park is a bird paradise as i see so many. Overall i rate this park 5stars as it good for all families and good to see that Ollerton have got something to offer by turning this great park from a famous old coal pit and with the famous Sherwood forest up road.

Coleman, 11/May/2010

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Please tell us about your visit

Please email us at enquiries.sherwood@forestry.gsi.gov.uk if you have an enquiry or would like a reply to your comments.

What's of interest

The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s flying flock of Hebridean Sheep graze around the pond, along tracks and the big open field throughout the year if the grazing is good. The Sherwood Forest Rotary Club has installed a pointer stone at the highest point of the pit tip. Well worth the climb.