Legsby Wood - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.36357, -0.30499
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,477 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Metatropis rufescens · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Chirosia histricina · Chirosia grossicauda +8
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
- Chirosia grossicaudaChirosia grossicauda
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hemp-agrimony · Beech · Cross-leaved Heath · Heather · Pedunculate Oak
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Metatropis rufescens · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Chirosia histricina · Chirosia grossicauda +8
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Chirosia histricinaChirosia histricina
- Chirosia grossicaudaChirosia grossicauda
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hemp-agrimony · Beech · Cross-leaved Heath · Heather · Pedunculate Oak
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Woundwort Shieldbug
Woundwort Shieldbug
Eysarcoris venustissimus
Eysarcoris venustissimus
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