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Cowdyke Plantation

11 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.43901, -0.26690

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Supine Plait-moss, Scorpion Weed +24 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Supine Plait-moss, Scorpion Weed +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Tipula oleracea, Nephrotoma appendiculata, Tipula vernalis +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tipula oleracea, Nephrotoma appendiculata, Tipula vernalis +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

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 route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route356 m
Named routeRef 1Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A peep into Cowdyke Plantation

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A peep into Cowdyke Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman villaHistoric site3.7 km→✦Site of medieval nunnery and settlement, OrfordHistoric site4.5 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Mount PleasantHistoric site3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪All Saints's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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