Elsea Wood - Woodland plantation
5 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.75932, -0.34635
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
8,587 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,587 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Pheasant +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
Musk Stork's-bill · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Spear Thistle · Ground-ivy +22
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,587 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Pheasant +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
Musk Stork's-bill · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Spear Thistle · Ground-ivy +22
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCaucasian FirAbies nordmannianaCaucasian FirAbies nordmanniana