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Alder Carr - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.96619, 1.06916

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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
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Alton Water Red RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stour Valley Path part 3Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Flatford and Constable Country Walk, FlatfordWalking route11.2 km

4 miles (6.4km) return from Manningtree to Flatford. Optional loop to Dedham adds another 3 miles (4.8km). Generally flat grass and gravel paths with some moderate slopes.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Route B2Cycling route
Named routeRef B2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Route B1Cycling route
Named routeRef B1Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rectory Lanebridleway · 205 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 205 mSurface concretePath type: residential
Palfrey Heightsrestricted byway · 26 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 26 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

School Lane, Brantham

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

School Lane, Brantham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱RSPB Flatford Wildlife GardenUrban park3.5 km→✦Mistley TowersHistoric site2.3 km→✦Mistley TowersHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Mistley Place ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Settlement site NNE of Lawford HouseHistoric site3.9 km→✦Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford HouseHistoric site3.9 km→

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