Laughton Forest - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.48706, -0.74127
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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
- 📍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
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Lincolnshire)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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A minor road junction in Laughton Forest
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Wildlife to spot
1,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +33
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Cheilosia variabilis · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
Wild Basil · Lady's Bedstraw · Beech · Hemp-agrimony · Viper's-bugloss +56
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Common CudweedFilago germanica2024
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +33
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Cheilosia variabilis · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
Wild Basil · Lady's Bedstraw · Beech · Hemp-agrimony · Viper's-bugloss +56
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Common CudweedFilago germanica2024
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calluna vulgaris2024
Calluna vulgaris2024
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2024Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2024Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2023Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2023Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Events & activities nearby
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