Boothby Great Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.86951, -0.57439
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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
- 🌿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
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route6 m▾
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route869 m▾
Named routeLength 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route229 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route131 m▾
Named routeLength 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,614 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Greenfinch · Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Lesser Redpoll +4
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Common Knapweed · Lesser Trefoil · Oxeye Daisy · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot +87
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,614 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Greenfinch · Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Lesser Redpoll +4
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Common Knapweed · Lesser Trefoil · Oxeye Daisy · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot +87
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Ribwort 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