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Bavins Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.13761, 0.70019

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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
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Fieldfare, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Fieldfare, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Oxlip, Bluebell +183 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Suffolk Threads Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lavenham to Long Melford Railway Walk, Lavenham GuildhallWalking route7.2 km

Dasy walk from Lavenham to Long Melford, through woods and open fields, following the route of the old Great Eastern Railway line. You can return to Lavenham by bus, or re-trace your steps if you are able. Can be muddy and waterlogged through SSSI.

Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 02:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dovehouse Hillbridleway · 20 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mPath type: service
Dovehouse Hillbridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: service
Dovehouse Hillbridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mPath type: service
Dovehouse Hillbridleway · 420 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 420 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House backed by Jubilee Wood at the edge of Chadacre Park

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House backed by Jubilee Wood at the edge of Chadacre Park

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✦KENTWELL HALLHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Bushy PlantationUrban park800 m→🌱SchoolfieldUrban park4.4 km→🌱walled gardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hartest GreenUrban park1.5 km→🌱Tye GreenUrban park3.6 km→

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