Wyke Wood
Wyke Wood is a deciduous forest in Abbotsbury, West Dorset District, England. Wyke Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet West Elworth, as well as near the village Langton Herring.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbotsbury Swannery and St Peter’s Church, Langton Herring.
Abbotsbury Swannery
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbotsbury Swannery is a colony of nesting mute swans near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. Located on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet Lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach, it is the only managed swannery in the world, and can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs.
St Peter’s Church, Langton Herring
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed church in the village of Langton Herring, Dorset, England. The church stands behind The Elm Tree Inn public house.
St Peter’s Church, Portesham
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is an Anglican church, the parish church in the village of Portesham, Dorset. It is a Grade I listed building. The earliest parts date from the 12th century, and it has suffered comparatively little from restoration.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nottington and Broadwey.
Nottington
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nottington is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of Dorset, England. Its nearest town is Weymouth, which lies approximately 2.6 miles to the south-east.
Broadwey
Suburb
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwey was a former village in the northern suburbs of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It lies on the B3159 road. In 2001, Broadwey and Upwey ward had a population of 4,349. St Nicholas' Church serves the suburb, as did Broadwey Methodist Church until 2021.
Wyke Wood
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Abbotsbury, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.6487° or 50° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.565° or 2° 33′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C2VJCXP+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 148855590OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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