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Westfield Wood

8 ha

📷 Ken Brockway · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.02792, -0.45101

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Variable-leaved Crestwort · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Variable-leaved Crestwort · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leasingham - SleafordCycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sleaford - Silk WilloughbyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 151Cycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood east of Westfield Wood

📷 Ken Brockway · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood east of Westfield Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boston Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→🌱Gregson GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱The Nettles Fish ParkUrban park4.4 km→🦉LOLLYCOCKS FIELDNature reserve4.4 km→✦RAUCEBY HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Royal Air Force College CranwellUrban park3.7 km→

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