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Beech Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.03629, -0.50101

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A607 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 151Cycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lighter-than-Air Roadrestricted byway · 18 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Lighter-than-Air Roadrestricted byway · 794 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 794 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Lighter-than-Air Roadrestricted byway · 18 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Lighter-than-Air Roadrestricted byway · 35 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lighter Than Air Road, RAF Cranwell

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lighter Than Air Road, RAF Cranwell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Royal Air Force College CranwellUrban park800 m→✦RAUCEBY HALLHistoric site4.6 km→✦Brauncewell medieval villageHistoric site4.9 km→✦Dunsby medieval villageHistoric site3.7 km→✦Temple Bruer PreceptoryHistoric site3.9 km→✦Remains of preceptory church, Temple BruerHistoric site3.9 km→

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