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South Wood

23 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.40542, 0.82529

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
  • 🍄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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Very strong match

Free

Mammals — Muntjac, Rabbit, Roe Deer +17 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Physcia adscendens +59 more · last seen 2016

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +66 more · last seen 2024

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Field Mouse-ear, Lady's Bedstraw, Common Fiddleneck +294 more · last seen 2023

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
West Harling Circular WalkWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Thetford Architecture TrailWalking route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Long Riverside TrailWalking route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Harling Woods Single TrackMountain bike route▾
Named route
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Southwood Lodge

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southwood Lodge

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Thorpe Harling Medieval SettlementHistoric site3 km→🌱Melford CommonUrban park4.6 km→🌱Upper Melford CommonUrban park4.7 km→🌱Thetford's Forgotten GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Castle MeadowUrban park4.8 km→