Edlington Scrubbs - Broadleaved woodland
19 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
53.20419, -0.19563
Open directionsv
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Spa TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Spa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,658 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,658 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pochard · Barn Owl · Great Tit · Merlin · Collared Dove +23
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great TitParus major
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cantharis rustica · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Hornet
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- HornetVespa crabro2023
Hairy Curtain Crust · Razor Strop Fungus · Deceiver · Turkeytail · Hoof Fungus +102
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
- Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2023▾
Sun Spurge · Fox-tail Feather-moss
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,658 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pochard · Barn Owl · Great Tit · Merlin · Collared Dove +23
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great TitParus major
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cantharis rustica · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Hornet
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- HornetVespa crabro2023
Hairy Curtain Crust · Razor Strop Fungus · Deceiver · Turkeytail · Hoof Fungus +102
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
- Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2023▾
Sun Spurge · Fox-tail Feather-moss
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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