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River Idle Washlands

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River Idle Washlands is one of 63 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire. It is among the largest in the county. Gainsborough Central Station is about 11.6 km away to the east. Nearby SSSIs include Chesterfield Canal, Hatfield Chase Ditches and Hatfield Moors.

More places to visit near River Idle Washlands

Photo: Beacon Hill, Gringley, a viewpoint near Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Beacon Hill, Gringley

Viewpoint near Gringley on the Hill

Ridge-top viewpoint over the Trent levels and the Isle of Axholme, long a warning-beacon site above the village.

6.5 km SE

Photo of Idle Valley Nature Reserve, a nature reserve near Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

Idle Valley Nature Reserve

Nature reserve near Gringley on the Hill

Large wetland reserve of former sand quarries along the River Idle north of Retford, rich in breeding and wintering birds.

9.1 km S

Photo of the River Trent, a 95-mile river navigation running from Shardlow to Trent Falls, central England.Highlight

River Trent

River navigation

The powerhouse river of the Midlands, navigable from Shardlow through Nottingham and Newark to the tidal reaches at Gainsborough.

9.5 km E · Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire

Photo of Blyth, a village in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Blyth

Village

Coaching village on the old London to York road, its huge Norman priory church of St Mary and St Martin standing over a broad green.

9.8 km SW · Nottinghamshire

Photo of Epworth, a village in Lincolnshire, central England.

Epworth

Village

Isle of Axholme market town, birthplace of John and Charles Wesley, with the preserved Old Rectory of their childhood.

13.1 km NE · Lincolnshire

Photo of Gainsborough Old Hall, a house in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Gainsborough Old Hall

House near Gainsborough

One of the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England, with a great hall and vast original kitchen in the heart of Gainsborough.

13.3 km E