Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.22772, 1.00157
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Turtle Dove
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Turtle Dove
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +28 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Scabious, Crosswort, Fritillary +4 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km▾
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Middy Railway FootpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route▾
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route56 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route177 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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