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Laughton Wood

12 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodcock, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodcock, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Wood-rush, Taraxacum agg., Fescue +130 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Wood-rush, Taraxacum agg., Fescue +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Rough Hawkbit, Two-horned Pincerwort +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A159 at Laughton Wood Corner

A159 at Laughton Wood Corner

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