Easy
10.9 miles from GranthamWoodland · Heath · Colsterworth
Twyford Wood
2.5 miles · circular Approx. 1 hour 6.8 miles from GranthamEasy
Forestry England’s 670-acre wood on a wartime airfield: concrete runways and perimeter roads that stay walkable in any weather, conifer and broadleaf woodland, open grass and the butterfly glades. A favourite with local dog walkers.
- Pushchair ok
Quick facts
- Distance
- 2.5 miles, circular
- Time
- 1 hour
- Terrain
- Woodland, Heath
- Parking
- Yes
- Off-lead
- Good
- Enclosure
- Partially enclosed
- Livestock
- None normally reported
- Road exposure
- None
- Water
- None
- Mud
- Low · good after rain
- Pushchair
- Yes
- Toilets
- No
- Dog bins
- Not known
- Café or pub
- None listed
- Entry
- Free
The walk
Pick up the trails from either car park. The old runways and perimeter track make a firm circuit of about two and a half miles that is dry underfoot even in winter; grass rides and earth paths cut through the plantations between them, and the butterfly glades are worth the detour in summer. Fragments of the RAF buildings and the control tower remain. Cyclists use the runways — keep dogs close near them.
Conditions can change. Keep dogs under appropriate control, close gates, and follow local signage. This is a guide to where to go, not a navigation app.
Current conditions
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- Off-lead
- Off-lead: keep on a lead
- Parking
- Parking: yes
- Livestock possible
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