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Ash Wood

5 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.96162, -0.65065

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Swartz's Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Swartz's Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route

Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

11,724 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,724 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +56

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RedshankTringa totanus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
CurlewNumenius arquata
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Common Shrew

Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +22

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,724 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +56

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RedshankTringa totanus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
CurlewNumenius arquata
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Common Shrew

Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +22

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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