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Digby Gorse

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.07613, -0.37353

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Calogaya pusilla, Flavoplaca citrina s. str. +52 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Calogaya pusilla, Flavoplaca citrina s. str. +52 more · last seen 2014

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Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Comma, Hairy Shieldbug +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Comma, Hairy Shieldbug +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Little Owl, Kestrel +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Little Owl, Kestrel +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Spanish Bluebell, Crescent-cup Liverwort +1 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Spanish Bluebell, Crescent-cup Liverwort +1 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 151Cycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Digby village crossHistoric site1 km→✦Digby Village CrossHistoric site1 km→🌱Digby Doorstep GreenUrban park1.2 km→✦BrauncewellHistoric site4.6 km→✦Brauncewell medieval villageHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→

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