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Wickenby Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.33365, -0.37807

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates

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

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

🚴

Cycling

18 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

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route478 m

Named routeRef 1Length 478 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route873 m

Named routeRef 1Length 873 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

winter

2024

Grey Partridge · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Robin · Rook +3

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Dark Bush-cricket · Brachypalpoides lentus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Metatropis rufescens · Oak Bush-cricket +6

Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Pyropterus nigroruberPyropterus nigroruber2024
Sapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctata2023
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023
Sonronius dahlbomiSonronius dahlbomi2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023

🌿

Plants61 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine · Wood Anemone · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Lords-and-Ladies · Water Avens +56

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
Water AvensGeum rivale2023
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
BugleAjuga reptans2023
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2023
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2023
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2023
Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2023
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

winter

2024

Grey Partridge · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Robin · Rook +3

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Dark Bush-cricket · Brachypalpoides lentus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Metatropis rufescens · Oak Bush-cricket +6

Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Pyropterus nigroruberPyropterus nigroruber2024
Sapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctata2023
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023
Sonronius dahlbomiSonronius dahlbomi2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023

🌿

Plants61 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine · Wood Anemone · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Lords-and-Ladies · Water Avens +56

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
Water AvensGeum rivale2023
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
BugleAjuga reptans2023
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2023
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2023
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2023
Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2023
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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