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Holme Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Holme Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.17327, -0.07370

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Scabious, Bladder Campion, Greater Knapweed +2 more · last seen 2021

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Spa TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Spa TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Holme Wood Lanebridleway · 378 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 378 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Holme Wood Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Holme Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Holme Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

Holme Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Hamerton GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hamerton GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hamerton GardensUrban park4.6 km→✦SCRIVELSBY COURTHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Revesby ParkUrban park4 km→⛪St Mary's SquareReligious grounds4.8 km→

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