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Fox Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.79238, -0.40256

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Horse riding

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Short-eared Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Short-eared Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Phaeostalagmus tenuissimus, Strossmayeria basitricha, Ellisembia leptospora +3 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Phaeostalagmus tenuissimus, Strossmayeria basitricha, Ellisembia leptospora +3 more · last seen 2019

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wood Lanebyway open to all traffic · 527 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 527 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

3,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Short-eared Owl · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +49

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird · Scymnus haemorrhoidalis · Oak Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser

Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Many-leaved Sedge · Oval Sedge

Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
Oval SedgeCarex leporina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Short-eared Owl · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +49

Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird · Scymnus haemorrhoidalis · Oak Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser

Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Many-leaved Sedge · Oval Sedge

Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
Oval SedgeCarex leporina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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