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The Mount Wood

4 ha

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.16539, 0.07801

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Elder, Garlic Mustard +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +114 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Stitchwort, White Dead-nettle, Yellow-rattle +123 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Stitchwort, White Dead-nettle, Yellow-rattle +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 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
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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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of footpaths north of Keal Carr

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of footpaths north of Keal Carr

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bolingbroke CastleHistoric site4.1 km→⛪Roman Catholic Church of Our LadyReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→✦Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney BridgeHistoric site2.7 km→✦Bolingbroke CastleHistoric site4.1 km→✦Bolingbroke CastleHistoric site4.1 km→

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