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Willoughby Gorse

5 ha

📷 Mick Lobb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.96881, -0.39019

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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 — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anthicus antherinus, Bitoma crenata, Large White +29 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Anthicus antherinus, Bitoma crenata, Large White +29 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2013; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2013

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Leasingham - SleafordCycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sleaford - Silk WilloughbyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Willoughby Gorse

📷 Mick Lobb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Willoughby Gorse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boston Road Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱The Nettles Fish ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Gregson GreenUrban park3.7 km→✦Aswarby ParkHistoric site3 km→🦉LOLLYCOCKS FIELDNature reserve3.7 km→🌱Greylees OrchardUrban park4.3 km→

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