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Getting here
53.25569, -0.59033
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Peregrine, Hobby +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Peregrine, Hobby +87 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Springbeauty, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Springbeauty, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +13 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syritta pipiens, Leopoldius signatus, Lestiphorus bicinctus +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syritta pipiens, Leopoldius signatus, Lestiphorus bicinctus +2 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Steep HillWalking route
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route
Route 1Cycling route
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route
Wragby Road & Bunkers Hill Cycle TrackCycling route
Lincoln - RAF Scampton cycle pathCycling route
Route 1Cycling route
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
🐴Horse riding
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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