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Low Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.58068, -0.40411

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Barney's Café De Chauffeur — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Willow Warbler +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Willow Warbler +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Cantharis decipiens +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Cantharis decipiens +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Great Lettuce · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route259 m
Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route112 m
Named routeRef 1Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View across the railway to Low Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View across the railway to Low Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval settlement of CroxtonHistoric site4.4 km→✦Somerby MonumentHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Elsham Hall GardensUrban park3 km→✦Roman settlementHistoric site4 km→⛪St Barnaba's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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