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Tothill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland50 ha

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🍄Mushroom 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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🍄Mushroom 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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Red Edge Brittlestem, Pleated Inkcap, King Alfred's Cakes +118 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Red Edge Brittlestem, Pleated Inkcap, King Alfred's Cakes +118 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Bugle, Short-leaved Pocket-moss +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lincolnshire Wolds WayWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route C4Cycling route

Alford Circular Route

Named routeRef C4Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

1,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Pheasant · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose +56

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2023

Water Vole

Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid · Bugle

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
BugleAjuga reptans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Pheasant · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose +56

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2023

Water Vole

Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid · Bugle

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
BugleAjuga reptans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Toot Hill motte and bailey castleHistoric site900 m→✦Moated site immediately west of Hall FarmHistoric site2.2 km→✦Cross in St John the Baptist's churchyardHistoric site2.8 km→✦Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle CarltonHistoric site2.9 km→✦Belleau Manor moated site and dovecoteHistoric site2.9 km→✦Two bowl barrows in Burwell Wood, 570m NNW of Three Tree LodgeHistoric site4.1 km→

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