Location at Budby South Forest
Address
Mansfield,
Nottinghamshire,
NG21 9HN
Getting here
From Edwinstowe village high street, follow the signs to Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, heading north along Swinecote Road.
Drive for half a mile past the Visitor Centre Car Park on your left - 200m from the junction you will find the pull-in that serves as the main car park for Budby South Forest.
If travelling along the A614 between Nottingham and Doncaster, take the turn off onto the A616 from Ollerton Roundabout, again following signs for the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre
Follow the road towards Worksop for a mile before taking a very sharp left turn onto Swinecote Road. The lay-by and entrance will be on the right after 200m.
Please note that the lay-by is temporarily closed while remedial works are being carried out on land adjacent to the reserve.
Please use the main car park at RSPB Sherwood Forest, approx 1 mile south.
Stagecoach buses operate around the area.
From Nottingham City Centre, take the 'Sherwood Arrow' service to arrive at the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre in an hour.
From Mansfield, take the 15A or 14 service to get to Edwinstowe village in 40 minutes.
Mansfield Woodhouse Rail Station is 7 miles away - a 40 minute cycle, or 20 minute taxi ride.
National Cycle Route 6 runs along the western boundary of the National Nature Reserve.