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Keetley's Wood

5 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.30769, -0.05880

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Yellowhammer
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Red-legged Partridge +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Red-legged Partridge +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Red Campion +7 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Red Campion +7 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cadwell Park: Keetley's Wood

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cadwell Park: Keetley's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Tathwell long barrow, 350m NNW of the junction of Horncastle Road and New LaneHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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