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Shaft Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.34076, -0.40262

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Lecanora pannonica, Lecania erysibe s. str. +30 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Lecanora pannonica, Lecania erysibe s. str. +30 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +138 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +138 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Lesser Celandine +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Anemone, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Lesser Celandine +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route478 m
Named routeRef 1Length 478 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route873 m
Named routeRef 1Length 873 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shaft Wood from the road out of Friesthorpe

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shaft Wood from the road out of Friesthorpe

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