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Beccles Belt

12 ha

📷 Trevor Alder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.34301, 1.58930

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Fine-leaved Water-dropwort, Himalayan Balsam +51 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Fine-leaved Water-dropwort, Himalayan Balsam +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Beech, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Reebed RambleWalking route
Named route
Marsh MeanderWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Braker Hill

📷 Trevor Alder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Braker Hill

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✦HENHAMHistoric site700 m→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→🐄Wangford Farm ShopVisitor farm2.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Blythburgh PrioryHistoric site2.4 km→

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