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Austacre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

53.23200, -0.28231

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Buckler-Fern, Dilated Scalewort, Bank Haircap +86 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma +236 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma +236 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Meadowsweet, Hazel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route102 m
Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane north of Austacre Wood

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane north of Austacre Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦King's HillHistoric site2.9 km→✦King's Hill barrowHistoric site2.9 km→🌱St Oswald's ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Bardney Abbey: remains of a Benedictine monastery, fishponds, post-medieval house and formal gardensHistoric site3.6 km→✦Tupholme Abbey: a Premonstratensian abbey and post-medieval houses and formal gardensHistoric site3.7 km→✦Site of medieval nunnery, post-Dissolution house and gardensHistoric site3.8 km→

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