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Broadleaved woodland near Upper Layham

8 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.03674, 0.96531

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 112m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadleigh Railway Walkpublic footpath · 230 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 230 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
Hadleigh Railway Walkpublic footpath · 267 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 267 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Route 48Cycling route
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
South Suffolk Route B1Cycling route
Named routeRef B1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hadleigh Railway Walk

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hadleigh Railway Walk

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Leisure CentreUrban park1 km→✦Parkland and gardens of Giffords HallHistoric site4.7 km→🦉RAILWAY WALK, HADLEIGHNature reserve1 km→🦉RIVERSIDE WALK, HADLEIGHNature reserve1.3 km→🦉BROOM HILL, HADLEIGHNature reserve1.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→

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