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Boon's Plantation

4 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Matthew Boon · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.47325, 1.50497

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis nemorum, Migrant Hawker, Helophilus pendulus +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis nemorum, Migrant Hawker, Helophilus pendulus +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

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Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beccles and Geldeston circular walkWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Loddon Ingloss CircularWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
West Endpublic footpath · 151 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lock's Lanebridleway · 283 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Layden Lanerestricted byway · 308 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 308 mSurface dirtPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Wikipedia · Matthew Boon · CC BY-SA 3.0

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