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Boothby Great Wood - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.87078, -0.58342

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Danelaw WayWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route6 m
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route869 m
Named routeLength 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route367 m
Named routeLength 367 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 15Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep grazing near Boothby Great Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep grazing near Boothby Great Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dysart ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦STOKE ROCHFORD HALLHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Dysart ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Ring Dam medieval fishpondHistoric site4.9 km→⛳Ropsley Golf CourseGolf course4.3 km→

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