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Hamilton Way, MANSFIELD, NG18 5BR

The iCentre on Oakham Business Park

Hamilton Way (ahead) is the cross-over point between the northern section and the southern sections of this local nature reserve. Access to the southern section is via a stile behind the belisha beacon.

The Hamilton Way entrance into the southern section of this local nature reserve (LNR).

A rudimentary ramp and some steps at the midpoint in a walk through the southern section of this “local nature reserve”. This LNR was created in 2005 to replace habitats lost through the construction of Oakham Business Park and it covers 6.3 hectares. Behind the photographer and a high fence is two-thirds of a former industrial mill pond (now a private fishing pond) that was bisected into one larger expanse of water and another smaller pond. This occurred following a decision by someone to create an embankment straight across the mill pond to carry a railway track from Reeds Mill(s) in the Bleak Hill area of the town to the area where Kingsmill Hospital is now situated.

A wooden bridge crosses the River Maun in the northern section of this local nature reserve. The mid-point of the overall route, i.e. where the path crosses Hamilton Way and the next section, the southern section, is accessed is 3-4 minutes walk ahead. The end (or start) of this northern section, i.e. on Hermitage Lane, is 10 minutes walk away behind the photographer.

A weir on the River Maun at the mid-point in this northern section of particular local nature reserve. This LNR is one of nine in the Mansfield area. The mid-point of the overall route, i.e. where the path crosses Hamilton Way and the southern section begins (or ends), is accessed is 10 minutes walk away behind the photographer. The other end of this northern section, i.e. on Hermitage Lane, is 10 minutes walk ahead.

Photo taken by the path through the Oakham Local Nature Reserve. It is a southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea). They are big - nearly 3 inches.

Observers standing here are facing the start of (or the conclusion of) the asphalted end of Bleak Hills Lane, a road that runs from Sheepbridge Road and High Oakham Hill to this point. Current maps still identify this property as "Beeton's Cottage", although it looks as though this has been replaced by this large replacement called Bleak Hills House. On the right, behind the 'turning place', are a set of locked 7ft high mesh/grid gates and on the other side of which is a grassed track that has the potential to link up with Cauldwell Road via Lower Oakham, although who has rights of access is not clear. Behind the photographer is a footpath that connects with Hamilton Way in the vicinity of a 'light industrial' zone in the Bleak Hills area.

Observers standing here are facing the end of Bleak Hills Lane that joins Sheepbridge Road and High Oakham Hill. The asphalted part of Bleak Hills Lane end here at a point in the road where it is possible to turn a vehicle, i.e. on the right of this right. Current maps still identify the property on this site as "Beeton's Cottage" although it looks as though this has been replaced by this large replacement called Bleak Hills House. Off this picture to the right, behind the 'turning place', are a set of locked 7ft high mesh/grid gates and on the other side of which is a grassed track that has the potential to link up with Cauldwell Road, although who has rights of access is not made clear. Behind the photographer is a footpath that connects with Hamilton Way in the vicinity of a 'light industrial' zone in the Bleak Hills area.