A heritage blue plaque has been unveiled in Mansfield Woodhouse to highlight its historical link with wolves.

It has been placed on Wolf Hunt House cottage, thought to be the oldest property in the town, to commemorate the men who worked to keep the area free from wolves in the 1300s.

The Sheriff of Nottingham, who launched a fundraising proect for the plaque, was a guest of community archive Mansfield Woodhouse Heritage Link at the unveiling of the blue plaque. Also present were representatives of The Old Mansfield Woodhouse Society and Mansfield Woodhouse Community Development Group.

A spokesperson for the link said: “A massive thank you to everyone involved in completing this project and commemorating the wonderful local history of Mansfield Woodhouse and of the whole of our Sherwood Forest.

“In May the sheriff asked people to donate towards the cost of the plaque.

“A big thank you to everyone who gave — you raised almost £1,000, which covers the cost of the plaque with money left over going to a Wolf Hunt Day special event for children in the October school holiday.”

The workshop will help youngsters find out more about the work of the wolf hunter.

Joyce Bosjnak, chair of the heritage link, said: “This project demonstrates what can be achieved when community groups and committed individuals work together.”

There is a record of wolves and a wolf hunter in Mansfield Woodhouse in the 1300s.

The wolf hunter would blow a hunting horn to warn people, set traps, and kill the animals.