RAILWAY WALK, HADLEIGH
12 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.03125, 0.97761
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Edmund WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadleigh Railway Walkpublic footpath · 230 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 230 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
Hadleigh Railway Walkpublic footpath · 267 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 267 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route BCycling route▾
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Route 48Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route▾
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
South Suffolk Route B1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef B1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
George Streetbridleway · 92 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mSurface pavedPath type: pedestrian
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
8,666 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,666 records · NBN AtlasChiffchaff · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird
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All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024Common Toad
Glow-worm · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle
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All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Spindle · Red Campion · Black Bryony · Marsh Thistle · Lords-and-Ladies
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All 116 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,666 records · NBN AtlasChiffchaff · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024Common Toad
Glow-worm · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Spindle · Red Campion · Black Bryony · Marsh Thistle · Lords-and-Ladies
+111 more speciesHide species list
All 116 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sanicle
Sanicle
Sanicula europaea
Sanicula europaea
Bladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumHesgen LwydCarex divulsaHesgen LwydCarex divulsaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumLeast DuckweedLemna minutaLeast DuckweedLemna minutaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCherryPrunusCherryPrunusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusOakQuercusOakQuercusOrpineHylotelephium telephiumOrpineHylotelephium telephiumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMulleinVerbascumMulleinVerbascumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysElmUlmusElmUlmusCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2024Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024