Broadleaved woodland near St Catherines
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.21057, -0.53814
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Steep HillWalking route▾
Named routeIncline 14%
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Plossland RoundWalking route▾
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hawthorn Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,856 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,856 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird · Pegomya +3
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- PegomyaPegomya2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Yellow Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,856 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird · Pegomya +3
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- PegomyaPegomya2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Springy Turf-moss · Yellow Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Fannia pallitibiaFannia pallitibia2025Fannia pallitibiaFannia pallitibia2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Events & activities nearby
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