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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Kesteven Getting here
53.20628, -0.65340
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fossdyke Canal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 647 Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref 647 Length 32 km Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 93 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 Regional cycle route
Show on map Skellingthorpe Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Tritton Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Doddington Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
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Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Dryopteris affinis agg. x filix-mas = D. x complexa Dryopteris affinis agg. x filix-mas = D. x complexa
Dryopteris affinis agg. x filix-mas = D. x complexa Dryopteris affinis agg. x filix-mas = D. x complexa
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Great Lettuce Lactuca virosa
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Common Cudweed Filago germanica
Common Cudweed Filago germanica
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Arenaria serpyllifolia Arenaria serpyllifolia
Arenaria serpyllifolia Arenaria serpyllifolia
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis
Osier Salix viminalis
Osier Salix viminalis
Smooth Cat's-ear Hypochaeris glabra
Smooth Cat's-ear Hypochaeris glabra
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
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