Dog Friendly Walks in Nottinghamshire

A hilly loop over a reclaimed colliery spoil heap with wide off-lead grassland for dogs, and big views over Nottingham and the Trent valley.

A parkland circuit around the former abbey home of Lord Byron, with Japanese gardens and lake views throughout.

A flat loop through a 210 acre park with signed off-lead fields where a dog can run free, plus a fenced agility area on a former wartime depot.

The longest trail at Sherwood Pines, where dogs run free through pine and open heath, with a cafe waiting at the end.

A flat, traffic-free 8.4km trail along an old railway line where a dog can walk off the lead, from Southwell past Maythorne to Kirklington's old station.

A gravel-pit nature reserve walk near Nottingham with excellent birdwatching and a David Attenborough-named visitor centre.

A reclaimed colliery landscape on Nottingham's doorstep with woodland and open views from the former headstock.

A long, quiet 14km towpath circuit where a dog with stamina can trot ahead off the lead, linking villages and farmland in north Nottinghamshire.

A flat, well-surfaced loop around Colwick's lakes where a dog with good recall can run free, with the River Trent and free parking close by.

A restored canal towpath walk through Nottinghamshire countryside with waterside views and a peaceful, unhurried pace.

A flat towpath walk along the Nottingham and Beeston Canal with waterside wildlife and a good pub at Beeston Lock.

A rolling circuit through the quiet Nottinghamshire Wolds linking several villages with gentle farmland views.

A short, flat loop over Newark's Civil War earthwork the Queen's Sconce, with open grass for a dog to run and the River Devon nearby.

A country park loop through the grounds of Rufford Abbey with lake views and woodland trails in the heart of Nottinghamshire.

A short woodland walk to the Major Oak, the legendary 1,000-year-old tree in Robin Hood's forest.