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Harbour Wood

6 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.13420, -0.20355

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 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 — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Cormorant +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Cormorant +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Poecilus versicolor, Eristalis tenax, Long-winged Cone-head +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Poecilus versicolor, Eristalis tenax, Long-winged Cone-head +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Milk Thistle, Acid Frillwort, Honeysuckle +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Milk Thistle, Acid Frillwort, Honeysuckle +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Visitor's RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Spa TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Spa TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

29,359 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,359 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Common Gull · Tufted Duck · Teal · Greylag Goose · Cormorant +51

Common GullLarus canus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CootFulica atra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunlinCalidris alpina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Poecilus versicolor

Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2026

Milk Thistle · Acid Frillwort

Milk ThistleSilybum marianum
Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekii2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,359 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Common Gull · Tufted Duck · Teal · Greylag Goose · Cormorant +51

Common GullLarus canus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CootFulica atra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunlinCalidris alpina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Poecilus versicolor

Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2026

Milk Thistle · Acid Frillwort

Milk ThistleSilybum marianum
Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekii2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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