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Westgate Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lister WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Marsh Lane Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
London Road Cycle Route (Boston)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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The Old Hammond Beck beside Westgate Wood

The Old Hammond Beck beside Westgate Wood

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