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New Wood

7 ha

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Four-barred Major, Common Leaf Weevil +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Four-barred Major, Common Leaf Weevil +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Low Lanepublic footpath · 320 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 320 mPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leasingham - SleafordCycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sleaford - Silk WilloughbyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 151Cycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Low Lanebridleway · 879 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 879 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

"New Wood" and fields north of Sleaford: aerial 2022

"New Wood" and fields north of Sleaford: aerial 2022

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