Lambley Dumbles and Ploughman Wood, 26th April 2026

Starting near the school in Lambley, Howard, led 16 ramblers on a 7.3 mile walk on probably the hottest day of the year so far, taking good field paths and tracks with only two stiles to Lambley Dumbles and Bonney Doles. We stopped for coffee in Ploughman Wood but there was no suitable stop for lunch which a few took in the playground at the finish.

Thanks Steve, John and Terry for the photos and Howard for the route.

Howard's briefing at the start

Our Leader striding out

Ploughman Wood was donated to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust by the Home Office in 1996. Covering over 32 hectares, this is one of Nottinghamshire’s few remaining ancient woodlands. Documentary evidence shows that it dates back to the 13th century and was part of an area of woodland covering more than 120 hectares. It would have formed part of the south-eastern extremity of the greater Sherwood Forest.

English not Spanish bluebells in Ploughman Wood

More striding out

Coffee stop

On the south side of the wood, two kilns have been installed recently to produce charcoal which is sold through local outlets

Bridge in Bonney Doles, an area of meadow and woodland developed by the Woodland Trust as a Millennium project. Bonney Doles is the traditional local name for this area