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Places › England › East Midlands › East Lindsey Getting here
53.26426, 0.14700
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lincolnshire Wolds Way Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Route C3 Cycling route ▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named route Ref C3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C1 Cycling route ▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named route Ref C1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C7 Cycling route ▾
Alford to Mablethorpe
Named route Ref C7 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C4 Cycling route ▾
Alford Circular Route
Named route Ref C4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Path towards the Ailby Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
5,416 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · Jay +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dock Bug · Cercopis vulnerata +3
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · Jay +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dock Bug · Cercopis vulnerata +3
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
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