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Westbriggs Wood

32 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

52.66538, 0.44995

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodcock, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodcock, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Arthonia radiata, Diploicia canescens +64 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Arthonia radiata, Diploicia canescens +64 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Chickweed, Dandelion +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Small White, Notiophilus biguttatus +250 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Small White, Notiophilus biguttatus +250 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +148 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +148 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
West WinchCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Westbriggs Wood

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STRADSETT HALLHistoric site4.2 km→🐄Watatunga Wildlife ReserveVisitor farm2.8 km→🌱Angel Field (Millennium Green)Urban park4 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site2.4 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→✦Moat at the Old RectoryHistoric site3.9 km→

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