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Hill Side Plantation

7 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.63866, -0.49766

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +49 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +49 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 1Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The road down Saxby Hill

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road down Saxby Hill

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⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Clement's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds200 m→⛪St Maurice's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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