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WEST STOW

47 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicFamilyDogs

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

52.31055, 0.63514

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

café, toilets, car park; Country park — good for group day out

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

café, toilets; Country park — designed for family visits

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed — country park

Forest walks

Strong match

Free

Country park

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

Wildlife

Good match

Free

Country park — managed habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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16 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km▾

Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route

Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km▾

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route

Lark Valley PathWalking route▾

Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route 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

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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

142,348 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

142,348 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds58 species

winter

2026

Lapwing · Gadwall · Cormorant · Blackbird · Great Tit

+53 more species

All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CootFulica atra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

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Plants3 species

winter

2026

Springbeauty · Snowdrop · Blackthorn

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

142,348 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Lapwing · Gadwall · Cormorant · Blackbird · Great Tit

+53 more species

All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CootFulica atra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

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Plants3 species

winter

2026

Springbeauty · Snowdrop · Blackthorn

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Three houses, West Stow Anglo-Saxon village

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Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Three houses, West Stow Anglo-Saxon village

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West Stow Country ParkUrban park0 m→✦CULFORD PARKHistoric site3.4 km→✦Roman villa SW of Weatherhill FarmHistoric site1.5 km→✦Sites NW and SE of Fornham All SaintsHistoric site4.8 km→✦West Stow Anglo Saxon VillageHistoric site100 m→🌱West Stow Country ParkUrban park600 m→

Nearby reservoirs

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Dale Pond

Weststow Heath

Low759 m→