St Helen's Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland26 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
53.10955, -0.12712
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Visitor's RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
11 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
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route▾
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
Photos
Footbridge on the edge of St Helen's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
winterspring
2025▾
Gadwall · Coot · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Blackcap
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nut Leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird +120
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Moschatel
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
winterspring
2025▾
Gadwall · Coot · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Blackcap
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nut Leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird +120
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Moschatel
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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