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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.24137, -0.56916
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 160m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 160m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Dark-edged Bee-fly +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Dark-edged Bee-fly +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Steep Hill Walking route ▾
Named route Incline 14%
Show on map Fossdyke Canal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Spires and Steeples Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Lincoln to Branston cycle path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hawthorn Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
153,525 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 153,525 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Sylvicola +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Sylvicola Sylvicola Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort · Cleavers +3
Primrose Primula vulgaris Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 153,525 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Sylvicola +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Sylvicola Sylvicola Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort · Cleavers +3
Primrose Primula vulgaris Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
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