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Oak Holt

2 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.14081, -0.35920

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Bean Seed Beetle +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Bean Seed Beetle +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Square-stalked Willowherb, Bristly Oxtongue, Sun Spurge +1 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Square-stalked Willowherb, Bristly Oxtongue, Sun Spurge +1 more · last seen 2020

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

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
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6 m
Named routeRef 1Length 6 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Western corner of former R.A.F. Metheringham: aerial 2018

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Western corner of former R.A.F. Metheringham: aerial 2018

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Car Dyke in Nocton WoodHistoric site2.6 km→✦Car Dyke at Linwood HallHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Wilfrid's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→🌱Grounds of Nocton HallUrban park4.5 km→🌱Nocton Village GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Grounds of Nocton HallUrban park4.7 km→

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