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Skellingthorpe Moor Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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
  • 🅿️Community Centre Car Park 200m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Steep HillWalking route
Named routeIncline 14%
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Plossland RoundWalking route
Named route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Goldfinch Closepublic footpath · 143 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mPath type: residential
Coopers Holt Closepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: residential
Woodpecker Closepublic footpath · 134 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln - RAF Scampton cycle pathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A607 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rainclouds over Skellingthorpe Moor

Rainclouds over Skellingthorpe Moor

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