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Major Wood

5 ha

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.60042, -0.29856

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +21 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Agapetus fuscipes +58 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Agapetus fuscipes +58 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 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

NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail +7

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🌿

Plants8 species

spring

2025

Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wild Cabbage · Opium Poppy · Slender Speedwell · Hart's-Tongue +3

Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Wild CabbageBrassica oleracea
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Garlic Mustard

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail +7

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🌿

Plants8 species

spring

2025

Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wild Cabbage · Opium Poppy · Slender Speedwell · Hart's-Tongue +3

Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Wild CabbageBrassica oleracea
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Garlic Mustard

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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