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Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 397m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 397m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,086 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,086 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +78

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little OwlAthene noctua
SwiftApus apus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CuckooCuculus canorus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GannetMorus bassanus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
NuthatchSitta europaea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Rock DoveColumba livia
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2024

Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Four-spotted Chaser · Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Lesser Stag Beetle +3

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Anaglyptus mysticusAnaglyptus mysticus2024

🌿

Plants116 species

winter

2025

Musk Stork's-bill · Wild Privet · Wood Avens · Shepherd's-purse · Common Field-speedwell +111

Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2024
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
WatercressNasturtium officinale2024
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Water-StarwortCallitriche2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2024
Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Ornithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatum2024
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
GalingaleCyperus longus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Fine OsierSalix cinerea x purpurea x viminalis = S. x forbyana2024
Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
Green SnowdropGalanthus woronowii2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024
IvyHedera helix2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
HollyhockAlcea rosea2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2024
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Wild CabbageBrassica oleracea2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2024
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Arctium minus subsp. minusArctium minus subsp. minus2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,086 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +78

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little OwlAthene noctua
SwiftApus apus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CuckooCuculus canorus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GannetMorus bassanus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
NuthatchSitta europaea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Rock DoveColumba livia
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2024

Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Four-spotted Chaser · Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Lesser Stag Beetle +3

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Anaglyptus mysticusAnaglyptus mysticus2024

🌿

Plants116 species

winter

2025

Musk Stork's-bill · Wild Privet · Wood Avens · Shepherd's-purse · Common Field-speedwell +111

Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2024
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
WatercressNasturtium officinale2024
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Water-StarwortCallitriche2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2024
Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Ornithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatum2024
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
GalingaleCyperus longus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Fine OsierSalix cinerea x purpurea x viminalis = S. x forbyana2024
Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
Green SnowdropGalanthus woronowii2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024
IvyHedera helix2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
HollyhockAlcea rosea2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2024
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Wild CabbageBrassica oleracea2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2024
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Arctium minus subsp. minusArctium minus subsp. minus2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

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Footpath beside the Car Dyke approaching Park Wood

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