Boughton Plantation - Woodland
4 ha
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.00782, -0.31303
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · Blackbird · Robin · Pochard · Song Thrush +30
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Clover Seed Weevil · Pea-leaf Weevil · Melanostoma mellinum · Small Black Ant · White Clover Seed Weevil +74
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
- 16-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · Blackbird · Robin · Pochard · Song Thrush +30
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Clover Seed Weevil · Pea-leaf Weevil · Melanostoma mellinum · Small Black Ant · White Clover Seed Weevil +74
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
- 16-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
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pellucidaJavesella pellucidaJavesella pellucidaJavesella pellucidaTrichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaIschnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virensCelery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulusCelery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaScymnus femoralisScymnus femoralisScymnus femoralisScymnus femoralisCeutorhynchus erysimiCeutorhynchus erysimiCeutorhynchus erysimiCeutorhynchus erysimiMolophilus griseusMolophilus griseusMolophilus griseusMolophilus griseusBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaDelia florilegaDelia 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