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Millennium Wood

8 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.60779, -0.63162

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Kestrel +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Kestrel +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +60 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +60 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Plait-moss, Common Bent, Sheep's-fescue +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Plait-moss, Common Bent, Sheep's-fescue +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Wild Strawberry, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cup Lichen, Dog Lichen · last seen 2017; Fungi — Cup Lichen, Dog Lichen · last seen 2017

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 169Cycling route
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route120 m
Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route167 m
Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route323 m
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lake near Millennium Wood

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake near Millennium Wood

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🌱Central ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱LawnUrban park3.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.1 km→

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