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The Willows

3 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +102 more · last seen 2023; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +102 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, River Feather-moss +23 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, River Feather-moss +23 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

12 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
N/ACycling route157 m
Named routeLength 157 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route151 m
Named routeRef 15Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route336 m
Named routeRef 15Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route134 m
Named routeLength 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 858 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 858 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A1 northbound near The Willows

A1 northbound near The Willows

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