Somerby Wood
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.40614, -0.73657
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Daisy +75 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Brimstone +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Brimstone +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,769 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,769 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Raven · Mistle Thrush
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lily Beetle · Small White
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
🌿Plants152 species
springautumn
2024▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Cord-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pocket-moss +147
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,769 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Raven · Mistle Thrush
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lily Beetle · Small White
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
🌿Plants152 species
springautumn
2024▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Cord-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pocket-moss +147
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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