Westgate Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.96644, -0.07049
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
52 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
Photos
The Old Hammond Beck beside Westgate Wood
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