Getting here
53.38477, -0.85838
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Skylark +59 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Skylark +59 more · last seen 2024
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Pocket-moss +59 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Pedunculate Oak +4 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +14 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +14 more · last seen 2022
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Trent Valley WayWalking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Walk Lanepublic footpath · 635 m
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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