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Plains Holt

3 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.23325, 0.19821

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Sicus ferrugineus +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Sicus ferrugineus +3 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
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Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Route C3Cycling route

Wainfleet to Alford

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Route C1Cycling route

Alford to Spilsby

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Route C7Cycling route

Alford to Mablethorpe

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Route C4Cycling route

Alford Circular Route

Named routeRef C4Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking from the Willoughby Branch Line Neutral Grassland Local Nature Reserve towards Plains Holt

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking from the Willoughby Branch Line Neutral Grassland Local Nature Reserve towards Plains Holt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WELL HALLHistoric site2.6 km→🦉WILLOUGHBY BRANCH LINENature reserve700 m→✦Dam Close Roman Camp (site of)Historic site1.2 km→⛪St Wilfrid's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪Willoughby Methodist ChurchReligious grounds900 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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