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✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

52.75667, -0.45922

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Philibert's Tamarisk-moss, Sheep's-fescue +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Parydra coarctata, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Orchid Beetle +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Parydra coarctata, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Orchid Beetle +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Danelaw WayWalking route
Named route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Halehouse Roadpublic footpath · 629 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 629 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View north along edge of Dobbin's Wood

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View north along edge of Dobbin's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GRIMSTHORPE CASTLEHistoric site2.3 km→🦉STANTON'S PITNature reserve1.7 km→✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site4.8 km→✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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