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Spring Wood

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

52.80403, -0.42010

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

7,332 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,332 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +41

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RavenCorvus corax
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,332 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +41

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RavenCorvus corax
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Harrowed field and Spring Wood

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