Barrowby Thorns - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.92960, -0.67655
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Parking 321m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 321m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Belvoir Gardenspublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential
Thorns Lanepublic footpath · 645 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 645 mPath type: service
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route
Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lanerestricted byway · 396 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 396 mPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
8,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,354 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterspring
2026▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +16
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Andrion regensteinense · Paradromius linearis · Sallow Pea-galler · 10-spot Ladybird +19
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
🌿Plants33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Bifid Crestwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dilated Scalewort · Heath Star Moss · Common Pocket-moss +28
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,354 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterspring
2026▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +16
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Andrion regensteinense · Paradromius linearis · Sallow Pea-galler · 10-spot Ladybird +19
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
- Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
🌿Plants33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Bifid Crestwort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dilated Scalewort · Heath Star Moss · Common Pocket-moss +28
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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