Dawber's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
11 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.52000, -0.22714
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Wanderlust WayWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 110Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 110National Cycle Network
NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grimsby Revolution Cycle RouteCycling route33 km▾
Named routeLength 33 kmLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,332 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Brambling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Barn Owl +30
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser +50
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,332 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Brambling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Barn Owl +30
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser +50
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2022Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2024Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2022Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2022Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022EupeodesEupeodes2022EupeodesEupeodes2022Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2022Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2022AlticaAltica2022AlticaAltica2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2022Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2022Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2022Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2021Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021SyrphusSyrphus2021SyrphusSyrphus2021Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2021Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2021Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2021Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2021Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2021Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis2021Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2021Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2021Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021Wasp BeetleClytus arietis202122-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202122-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2020Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2020Events & activities nearby
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