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The Birchwood

1 ha

📷 roger geach · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.18032, -0.67942

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Coot +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Coot +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Red-legged Shieldbug, Woundwort Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Red-legged Shieldbug, Woundwort Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Springy Turf-moss +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Springy Turf-moss +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 93Cycling route
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
Doddington RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 93Cycling route
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route586 m
Named routeRef 64Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Morton Lanerestricted byway · 313 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 313 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winter landscape near Eagle

📷 roger geach · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winter landscape near Eagle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Doddington Hall GardensUrban park4.8 km→🦉WHISBY NATURE PARKNature reserve3.2 km→✦DODDINGTON HALLHistoric site4.7 km→✦Hall Close: a medieval and post-medieval hall complex south of Dovecote Lane, with dovecote, gardens, fishponds, churchyard and cultivation remainsHistoric site4.1 km→🐄Doddington Farm ShopVisitor farm4.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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