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Legsby Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Wood-rust, Fringed Bog-moss +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Metatropis rufescens, Dark Bush-cricket, Chorosoma schillingi +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Metatropis rufescens, Dark Bush-cricket, Chorosoma schillingi +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-rust, Beech, Pedunculate Oak

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route873 m

Named routeRef 1Length 873 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Willingham Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.9 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

7,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +66

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barn OwlTyto alba
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
RavenCorvus corax2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2024

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Mole +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
BadgerMeles meles2020

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects35 species

springsummer

2025

Metatropis rufescens · Dark Bush-cricket · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Woundwort Shieldbug +30

Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
Chirosia grossicaudaChirosia grossicauda
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2024
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Xylota florumXylota florum2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2021
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021
Suillia atricornisSuillia atricornis2021
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2021
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2021
Linnaemya vulpinaLinnaemya vulpina2021
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2020
Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2020

🌿

Plants35 species

spring

2025

Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Wood-rust · Fringed Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Heather +30

Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2024
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2024
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2024
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2024
Crisped Fork-mossDicranum bonjeanii2024
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2024
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +66

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barn OwlTyto alba
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
RavenCorvus corax2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2024

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Mole +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
BadgerMeles meles2020

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects35 species

springsummer

2025

Metatropis rufescens · Dark Bush-cricket · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Woundwort Shieldbug +30

Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
Chirosia grossicaudaChirosia grossicauda
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2024
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Xylota florumXylota florum2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2021
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021
Suillia atricornisSuillia atricornis2021
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2021
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2021
Linnaemya vulpinaLinnaemya vulpina2021
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2020
Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2020

🌿

Plants35 species

spring

2025

Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Wood-rust · Fringed Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Heather +30

Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2024
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2024
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2024
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2024
Crisped Fork-mossDicranum bonjeanii2024
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2024
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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