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Boothby Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.87034, -0.57879

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Schreberian Earth-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Common Pottia +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Micropterna sequax, Large White +34 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Micropterna sequax, Large White +34 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Danelaw WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route6 m
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route869 m
Named routeLength 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 15Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route229 m
Named routeRef 15Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boothby Great Wood

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boothby Great Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STOKE ROCHFORD HALLHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Ring Dam medieval fishpondHistoric site4.7 km→⛳Ropsley Golf CourseGolf course4.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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