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Pillar Wood

✦ Ancient woodland104 ha

📷 Rex Needle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome104 ha

Getting here

52.77547, -0.40321

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Beech Avenuepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary
Mercia Gardenspublic footpath · 85 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Edwin Gardenspublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wood Lanebyway open to all traffic · 389 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 389 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Wood Lanebyway open to all traffic · 527 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 527 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A seat in the wood at Bourne, Lincolnshire

📷 Rex Needle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A seat in the wood at Bourne, Lincolnshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bourne CastleHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Well Head FieldsUrban park1.9 km→✦Bourne CastleHistoric site1.8 km→🌱The Well Head FieldsUrban park1.9 km→🌱Linear ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦GRIMSTHORPE CASTLEHistoric site4.4 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Bourne Upper Lake

1.1 km→
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Bourne Lower Lake

1.1 km→

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