Hoplands Wood
✦ Ancient woodland14 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
53.22102, 0.18435
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tufted Vetch · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Hornet +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Hornet +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
5 signed routes nearby
Route C5Cycling route▾
Spilsby circular route
Named routeRef C5Local cycle route
Route C3Cycling route▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route C1Cycling route▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C7Cycling route▾
Alford to Mablethorpe
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Route C4Cycling route▾
Alford Circular Route
Named routeRef C4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,338 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sicus ferrugineus · Portevinia maculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tufted Vetch · Blackthorn · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Ash · Common Nettle +24
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,338 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sicus ferrugineus · Portevinia maculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tufted Vetch · Blackthorn · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Ash · Common Nettle +24
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
