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Wykeham Forest

✦ Ancient woodland457 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Mountain bikesWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome457 ha

Getting here

54.28415, -0.54364

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Moors to Sea
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Mountain biking

1 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Moors to Sea

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Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Fescue, Small Nettle +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Small Nettle, Bilberry, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Highwood Roadpublic footpath · 240 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 240 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wykeham Forest

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wykeham Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The Thieves' Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated featuresHistoric site5 km→✦Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome FarmHistoric site4.3 km→✦Embanked pit alignments, linear earthworks, round barrows and cairns on Ebberston Low MoorHistoric site4.7 km→✦Mount Misery and Bakers Warren, 18th century rabbit warrensHistoric site1 km→✦Northern section of prehistoric linear boundary with intersecting hollow ways, known as Rise Dikes, in Wykeham ForestHistoric site1.9 km→✦Round barrow on Troutsdale Brow, 165m south east of Jenny Thrush SpringHistoric site2.8 km→

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Wykeham Nursery

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