Blyth Estate (Wilderness Reserve)
162 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome162 ha
Getting here
52.30834, 1.42972
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +95 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +95 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hornbeam, Red Campion, Bugle +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Huntingfield, Wilderness Reserve: Walk around the lake 14, River Blyth starting to silt up
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