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Short Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.28193, -0.35552

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Bank Haircap, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Red Admiral, Willow Emerald Damselfly +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Red Admiral, Willow Emerald Damselfly +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 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 route20 m
Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Short Wood and new woodland south of Bullington: aerial 2016

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Short Wood and new woodland south of Bullington: aerial 2016

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Rand medieval settlementHistoric site2 km→🐄Lincoln ZooVisitor farm2.1 km→✦Apley medieval settlementHistoric site2.7 km→✦Moated manorial complex and church site 230m south east of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site3.8 km→✦Barlings PrioryHistoric site4 km→

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