And, with several parks which have earned the Green Flag Award, which recognises and rewards well managed parks and green spaces, on our doorstep, take a look at where you can spend some quality time out.
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1. Vicar Water Country Park
The 80ha park has been mainly formed on the site of former colliery spoil tips and lies in the shadow of the headstocks of Clipstone Colliery. Today the spoil tips have been transformed to heathland, woodland and grassland and offer spectacular views across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Photo: Rachel Atkins
2. Peafield Park
Park facilities include a toddlers and children's play, multisports pitch, skateboarding, BMX track, seating areas, area for nature conservation. Including a wildflower meadow, woodland with woodland walk, sensory garden, accessible entrances and footpaths for all abilities providing access to the Maun Valley Trail. Photo: Barrie Codling
3. Yeoman Hill Park
In 2014 the park celebrated its 100th birthday and has a war memorial and an art deco bandstand. Photo: Rachel Atkins
4. Carr Bank Park
This historic park offers a mix of open grassland with mature trees, woodlands, gardens and rockeries with ornamental features from earlier periods including a Grotto and a Victorian Glasshouse and more recently a bandstand was erected which is located to the centre of the park. Photo: Rachel Atkins