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Hole Plantation

1 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.14758, -0.57622

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed, Kneiff's Feather-moss +18 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed, Kneiff's Feather-moss +18 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Molanna angustata, Large White, Limnephilus marmoratus +19 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Molanna angustata, Large White, Limnephilus marmoratus +19 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Plossland RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A607 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 93Cycling route
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
A607 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hole Plantation and the Lincoln "Cliff" from Broughton Lane

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hole Plantation and the Lincoln "Cliff" from Broughton Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hykeham Village GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Hykeham GreenUrban park4 km→✦COLEBY HALLHistoric site2.4 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park2.8 km→✦Hall Close: a medieval and post-medieval hall complex south of Dovecote Lane, with dovecote, gardens, fishponds, churchyard and cultivation remainsHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Witham Fields Play ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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