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The Major Oak – Warsop Manor Ancient Oak loop from Peafield Lane

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The Major Oak – Warsop Manor Ancient Oak loop from Peafield Lane

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The Major Oak – Warsop Manor Ancient Oak loop from Peafield Lane

03:10

12.1km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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1.23 km

Site of St Edwin's Chapel and Hermitage, Birklands Wood

Highlight • Monument

In 1205 King John paid an annual stipend of 4 shillings to the hermit of Clipstone who sang in St Edwin's Chapel in Birchwude (Birklands Wood).

The chapel at that time was part of the landscape of Royal Deer Park and Palace of the King's Houses (now known as King John's Palace) that were the royal heart of Medieval Sherwood Forest.

The location of the chapel was marked on the 1630 map of Clipstone made by William Senior of William Cavendish Earl of Newcastle.

The location is now marked on the ground by an iron cross erected in 1912 by the Duke of Portland.

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3.88 km

Centre Tree, Sherwood Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

Reputed to be the tree at the very heart of the ancient Sherwood Forest, which in its pomp stretched from Nottingham to Worksop. Marking this spot is an oak of 140 years, a mere stripling when cast against some of its mature neighbours. However, there is a tree in Mansfield which claims the same accolade.

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Wild Mushrooms in the Forest

Highlight • Forest

4.59 km

Simon Foster Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

This tree was named after a man who used to hide food and other items under this tree

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4.76 km

Richard's Ancient Oak Stump

Highlight • Natural Monument

Ancient oak stump

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5.55 km

The Major Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Located in the heart of Sherwood Forest, this oak is said to have been the shelter of Robin Hood and his merry men. Voted 'England's Tree of the Year' in 2014, it has also been named one of the wonders of the Midlands.

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