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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.98796, -0.04740
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 168m away — 14 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 168m away — 14 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle, Sycamore +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle, Sycamore +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle, Bramble +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Holly Blue +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Holly Blue +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Carlton Roadpublic footpath · 480 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 480 mPath type: residential
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lister WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Marsh Lane Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
London Road Cycle Route (Boston)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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