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Sandhill Plantation

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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 371m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Small White +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Small White +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hedge Woundwort, Herb-Robert +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hedge Woundwort, Herb-Robert +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ramsons, Elder +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Bowmans Ridgepublic footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mPath type: residential
Milner's Lanepublic footpath · 130 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 130 mPath type: service
North Beck Lanepublic footpath · 444 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 444 mPath type: track
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C5Cycling route

Spilsby circular route

Named routeRef C5Local cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route C1Cycling route

Alford to Spilsby

Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route

Spilsby to Wainfleet

Named routeRef C2Local cycle route

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