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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
52.94856, -0.57423
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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
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Linnet +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Linnet +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
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Route 11Cycling route▾
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Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route303 m▾
Named routeLength 303 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
3,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Yellowhammer · Linnet · Swallow · Goldfinch +49
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2023▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Parent Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cartodere bifasciata · Demetrias atricapillus +6
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
🌿Plants3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · White Dead-nettle · Common Ragwort
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Yellowhammer · Linnet · Swallow · Goldfinch +49
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2023▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Parent Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cartodere bifasciata · Demetrias atricapillus +6
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
🌿Plants3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · White Dead-nettle · Common Ragwort
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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