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Broadleaved woodland near Washingborough

4 ha

📷 Jo and Steve Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.21832, -0.46981

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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 171m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Branston to Washingborough Cycle Path

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths 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%
Plossland RoundWalking route
Named route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicester Closepublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Wragby Road & Bunkers Hill Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Millstream Roadbyway open to all traffic · 268 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 268 mPath type: residential
Stoyles Waybyway open to all traffic · 143 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 143 mPath type: residential
Sheppard's Closebyway open to all traffic · 86 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 86 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Claytops, Pits Wood, off Washingborough Road, Washingborough

📷 Jo and Steve Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Claytops, Pits Wood, off Washingborough Road, Washingborough

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✦Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum)Historic site5 km→🌱South CommonUrban park4.6 km→🌱Carlton Community GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱ArboretumUrban park4 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.4 km→🌱Temple GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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