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Ashground Plantation

9 ha

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.03115, 1.13097

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Common Ragwort, Ivy +109 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Common Ragwort, Ivy +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

167 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bobbits Lanebridleway · 745 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 745 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stoke Park Drive at Ashground Plantation

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stoke Park Drive at Ashground Plantation

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🌱Holywells ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site4 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Holywells ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Holywells ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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