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Police officers have been out and about in the Sherwood Forest area targeting speeding motorists.

Officers from Nottinghamshire Police’s Sherwood North policing team visited Eakring Road, Wellow, following “complaints of speeding”.

A team spokesman said: “We are pleased to say only two drivers had to be warned for doing 33 miles per hour in a 30mph zone. Further speed operations will be done in the coming weeks.”

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A police community support officer monitors speed on Eakring Road, Wellow. Picture: Nottinghamshire Police

And officers from the Ollerton neighbourhood policing team have been out “conducting speed checks in the area”.

A team spokesman said: “Several vehicles have been stopped and some were captured doing speeds between 40 and 50 mph. All those stopped were issued with a fixed penalty notice.”

Police crackdown on speeding in Sherwood Forest