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Fairy Wood

3 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Hydropsyche pellucidula +44 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Hydropsyche pellucidula +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Ground-ivy +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Ground-ivy +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Lincolnshire Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route C4Cycling route

Alford Circular Route

Named routeRef C4Local cycle route
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

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