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White Hall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 333m away — 2 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 333m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Fringed Bog-moss +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Visitor's RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Spa TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Spa TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

3,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds1 species

spring

2025

Bullfinch

BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2025

Field Damsel Bug · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Andrion regensteinense +2

Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🌿

Plants33 species

springwinter

2025

Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Spiky Bog-moss +28

Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum
Flexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa
Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,522 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds1 species

spring

2025

Bullfinch

BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2025

Field Damsel Bug · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Andrion regensteinense +2

Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🌿

Plants33 species

springwinter

2025

Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Spiky Bog-moss +28

Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum
Flexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa
Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Spa Trail heading towards Horncastle

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