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Ash Belt

7 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.20214, 1.49779

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed, Bramble, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Ground-ivy, False Oat-grass +105 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Ground-ivy, False Oat-grass +105 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Green Bank

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️LONELY FARMCountry park4.2 km→✦Glemham House Park and GardenHistoric site4.4 km→⛪Saxmundham United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→🌱St Mary and St Peter's ChurchUrban park3.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→

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