Signage Clarborough © Rebecca Dicks
Clarborough Tunnel © Rebecca Dicks
Location
Know before you go
Entry fee
Free accessParking information
There is no parking but cars can be parked at the side of the entrance in Caddow Lane.Grazing animals
There are grazing animalsWalking trails
Please keep to the paths
Access
The reserve is 3 miles from Retford on the Retford to Gainsborough railway line. Access is via the Retford to Leverton road, turning down a rough track (Caddow Lane) at SK752815 to Rathole Lane Crossing. Enter over a stile. Access to the reserve is open at all times. Contact the Trust for more information.
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
April to JulyAbout the reserve
This reserve consists of four sections; an old orchard and garden adjacent to the entrance, and 3 areas of spoil deposited during cutting of the railway tunnel in 1849 covered with dense woodland, scrub and grassland. Most of the reserve is over the tunnel itself. Many species of bird can be found in the scrub and woodland and a small pond on the reserve has been deepened to encourage a greater variety of pond life.