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Wilksby Plantation

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.14758, -0.06652

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Grey Partridge +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Grey Partridge +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Small Tortoiseshell, Bembidion lampros +119 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Small Tortoiseshell, Bembidion lampros +119 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Pansy, Dwarf Spurge, Ivy +5 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Wild Pansy, Dwarf Spurge, Ivy +5 more · last seen 2020

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Spa TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Spa TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road to Wilksby

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road to Wilksby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Revesby ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦SCRIVELSBY COURTHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.7 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park1.2 km→✦REVESBY ABBEYHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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