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Cawkwell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.30347, -0.08022

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Tawny Owl, Pheasant +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Tawny Owl, Pheasant +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Nettle, Greater Knapweed +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track off the A153, Cawkwell

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track off the A153, Cawkwell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Tathwell long barrow, 350m NNW of the junction of Horncastle Road and New LaneHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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