Millennium Wood - Woodland
34 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome34 ha
Getting here
53.61490, -0.62140
Open directionsv
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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route120 m▾
Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route167 m▾
Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route323 m▾
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,186 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Stonechat +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
Field Grasshopper · Phasia pusilla · Migrant Hawker
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Phasia pusillaPhasia pusilla2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
Purple Milk-vetch · Carline Thistle · Fairy Flax · Harebell · Heath Speedwell +16
- Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,186 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Stonechat +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
Field Grasshopper · Phasia pusilla · Migrant Hawker
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Phasia pusillaPhasia pusilla2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
Purple Milk-vetch · Carline Thistle · Fairy Flax · Harebell · Heath Speedwell +16
- Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024HonestyLunaria annua2023HonestyLunaria annua2023BorageBorago officinalis2022BorageBorago officinalis2022Events & activities nearby
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