Doe Lea Local Nature Reserve

Doe Lea Local Nature Reserve (LNR) lies adjacent to the River Doe Lea, close to Glapwell and can be viewed from the Doe Lea bridleway that runs from the A617 at Bramley Vale to the minor road to Stockley and Rylah Hill.

It follows a surfaced linear path with a steep descent from the A617, Mansfield Road through to Rylah Hill. From Rylah Hill it is a short distance to the Stockley Trail.

Unfortunately no car parking is available at this site.

The reserve includes a small reedbed, a habitat which was once more common in the valley of the River Doe Lea, where Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers and Reed Bunting have bred.

On the opposite side of the bridleway the river and an area of rough grassland add to the biodiversity.