Dole Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.73203, -0.38451
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Kneiff's Feather-moss · last seen 2021
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincolnshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Musk Stork's-bill
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +1
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Musk Stork's-bill
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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