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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hedge Woundwort, White Dead-nettle +111 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Hedge Woundwort, White Dead-nettle +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Elder, Red Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Brickyard Lanepublic footpath · 953 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 953 mPath type: service
Church Lanepublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: residential
North Beck Lanepublic footpath · 444 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 444 mPath type: track
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C5Cycling route

Spilsby circular route

Named routeRef C5Local cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route C1Cycling route

Alford to Spilsby

Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route

Spilsby to Wainfleet

Named routeRef C2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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