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Betty Holmes Wood

3 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.59135, -0.31853

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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus lunatus, Cantharis decipiens +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus lunatus, Cantharis decipiens +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route259 m

Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route112 m

Named routeRef 1Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,845 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,845 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail +7

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Garden Chafer · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter

Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Hoary Cress

Hoary CressLepidium draba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,845 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail +7

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Garden Chafer · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter

Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Hoary Cress

Hoary CressLepidium draba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway from Habrough Lane to Mark Cooper's Wood

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