Short birdwatching visit · Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Treswell Wood Nature Reserve
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Summer for Spotted Flycatcher; other listed bird seasons unstated
- Headline birds
- Woodcock · Spotted Flycatcher · Nuthatch
- Parking
- Limited parking is available at the entrance to the wood.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The source does not establish a step-free woodland circuit; contact the Trust for specific access needs.
Wood Lane, east of Retford · DN22 0ED
Treswell Wood adds an ancient-woodland birding walk east of Retford. Ash, oak, field maple and hazel form a varied canopy and understorey, with ponds, rides and a nature trail beginning near the entrance. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust names Woodcock and Nuthatch among the woodland birds and Spotted Flycatcher among the summer visitors. A long-running bird-ringing and census programme underlines the wood’s ornithological interest, although visitors should use the marked public tracks rather than seek out monitoring areas. Limited entrance parking makes this a self-contained woodland outing, with time best spent listening and scanning the rides.
Birds and seasons
- Woodcock · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Woodcock
- Spotted Flycatcher · Headline bird — Summer Source for Spotted Flycatcher
- Nuthatch · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Nuthatch
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A network of paths and rides includes a nature trail starting close to the entrance. Keep to marked tracks.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Limited parking is available at the entrance to the wood.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs under effective control.
- Access notes
- The source does not establish a step-free woodland circuit; contact the Trust for specific access needs.
- Step-free access
- The source does not establish a step-free woodland circuit; contact the Trust for specific access needs.
Getting there: The Trust recommends arriving by car on the minor road between Grove and Treswell, about three miles east of Retford. Use the signed entrance parking on Wood Lane and keep access clear. The pin follows the operator’s published reserve map location rather than marking a bird or nest.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Budby South Forest · 10.7 straight-line miles
- Dearne Valley - Bolton Ings · 24.3 straight-line miles
- Alkborough Flats · 27.5 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Sherwood Forest, 11.4 miles away in a straight line.
- Idle Valley Nature Reserve · 4.7 miles in a straight line
- Beckingham Marshes · 6.7 miles in a straight line
- Daneshill Lakes · 6.9 miles in a straight line