Ling Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.36885, -0.29356
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route356 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Torrington Roadbridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
9,826 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,826 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Metatropis rufescens +4
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Beech · Cross-leaved Heath +7
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,826 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Metatropis rufescens +4
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Beech · Cross-leaved Heath +7
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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