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Serpentine Wood

3 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.26727, -0.73221

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Nipplewort, Common Chickweed +36 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cow Parsley, Nipplewort, Common Chickweed +36 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Bramble, Elder +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Kettlethope Lanepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 647Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 647Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 647Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route97 m
Named routeRef 647Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House on Westmoor Lane, near Kettlethorpe

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on Westmoor Lane, near Kettlethorpe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on TrentHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Torksey Village GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱St Peter and St Paul's ChurchUrban park500 m→✦Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyardHistoric site500 m→🌱Lincoln Golf ClubUrban park3.5 km→⛳Millfield Golf ComplexGolf course2.1 km→

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