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Ash Plantation

9 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Ash Grove (plantation) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.18189, 1.08552

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Greenfinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Greenfinch +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Tenthredo baetica, Scarce Chaser · last seen 2025; Insects — Tenthredo baetica, Scarce Chaser · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fritillary, Green Alkanet, Ground-ivy +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fritillary, Green Alkanet, Ground-ivy +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route982 m
Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m
Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route834 m
Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Ash Grove (plantation)

📷 Wikipedia · Ash Grove (plantation) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ash Grove (plantation)

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Needham LakeUrban park3.8 km→🦉NEEDHAM LAKENature reserve3.8 km→🌱Crowley Park Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.9 km→🐄Suffolk Owl SanctuaryVisitor farm3.6 km→⛪Needham Market United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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