Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Brierley Forest Park
Brierley Forest Park is a local nature reserve of 82 hectares in Ashfield, 1.7 km from the middle of Sutton in Ashfield. 57 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 42% are under 3 km and 43% are loops.
See every dog walk near Sutton in Ashfield, or across Nottinghamshire.
Three walks in Brierley Forest Park
From the 57 walks that lie mostly in Brierley Forest Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 9.2 km loop, a 1.8 km there and back and a 3.6 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Stanton Hill loop9.2 km · 158 min · A loop
- Near Brierley Forest Park (shorter)1.8 km · 31 min · There and back
- Near Brierley Forest Park (longer)3.6 km · 62 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by permission, not by right6 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right3 hectares of the woodland
Ashfield council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Brierley Forest Park are like
Every share is of the 57 walks that lie mostly in Brierley Forest Park, with Sutton in Ashfield as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 42% of the walks in Brierley Forest Park, against 35% near Sutton in Ashfield.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Sutton in Ashfield |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 42% | 35% |
| 3 to 5 km | 21% | 24% |
| 5 to 8 km | 22% | 21% |
| 8 to 12 km | 14% | 13% |
| Over 12 km | <1% | 4% |
What shape they are
A loop: 43% of the walks in Brierley Forest Park, against 36% near Sutton in Ashfield.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Sutton in Ashfield |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 43% | 36% |
| There and back the same way | 33% | 37% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 22% | 26% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 92% of the walks in Brierley Forest Park, against 30% near Sutton in Ashfield.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Sutton in Ashfield |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 57% | 46% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 54% | 63% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 92% | 30% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 24% | 10% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 45% | 59% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 7% |
What might stop you
Never beside a fast road: 100% of the walks in Brierley Forest Park, against 91% near Sutton in Ashfield.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Sutton in Ashfield |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 100% | 91% |
| Never beside a busy road | 47% | 38% |
| No busy road to cross | 49% | 40% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 45% | 36% |
| No steps | 59% | 58% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 59% of the walks in Brierley Forest Park, against 25% near Sutton in Ashfield.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Sutton in Ashfield |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 87% | 88% |
| Pass a pub | 22% | 47% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 26% | 29% |
| Pass a public toilet | 26% | 18% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 59% | 25% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Brierley Forest Park, for your dog
If you live in Nottinghamshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 57% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Brierley Forest Park before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Nottinghamshire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Brierley Forest Park?
- Ashfield has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Brierley Forest Park?
- 57 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Brierley Forest Park.
Getting there
7 car parks, 1 public toilet and 1 dog bin within Brierley Forest Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.