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Danker Wood

3 ha

📷 Jonathon Pile · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.17542, -0.61654

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU Route

Varies

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 · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Plossland RoundWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 93Cycling route
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
Skellingthorpe Road Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Tritton Road Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Grandfield Waybridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Uncultivated field near Danker Wood, South Hykeham

📷 Jonathon Pile · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uncultivated field near Danker Wood, South Hykeham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hartsholme ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦HARTSHOLME PARKHistoric site4.6 km→🏞️HARTSHOLMECountry park4.6 km→🦉WHISBY NATURE PARKNature reserve2.1 km→🌱Hykeham GreenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Hykeham Village GreenUrban park2.2 km→

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