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Bourne Wood

✦ Ancient woodland61 ha

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome61 ha

Getting here

52.78183, -0.40161

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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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cheilosia variabilis, Epiphragma ocellare +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cheilosia variabilis, Epiphragma ocellare +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wood Lanebyway open to all traffic · 527 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 527 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wood Lanebyway open to all traffic · 389 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 389 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

12,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspring

2026

Blue Tit · Jay · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Mole · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Zabrus tenebrioides · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Zabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioides
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Many-leaved Sedge · Mistletoe · Oval Sedge

Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
MistletoeViscum album
Oval SedgeCarex leporina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspring

2026

Blue Tit · Jay · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Mole · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Zabrus tenebrioides · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Zabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioides
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Many-leaved Sedge · Mistletoe · Oval Sedge

Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
MistletoeViscum album
Oval SedgeCarex leporina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Bourne CastleHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Well Head FieldsUrban park2.3 km→✦Bourne CastleHistoric site2.3 km→🌱The Well Head FieldsUrban park2.3 km→🌱Linear ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦GRIMSTHORPE CASTLEHistoric site4.5 km→

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