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Dukes' Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.03867, 1.26617

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 58m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Pin Mill Nature Walk, Pin MillWalking route3.2 km

Circular walk, mostly easy walking on grassy and sandy paths. Steps along the route and one steep slope to descend between points 4 and 5. Be aware of high tides along the foreshore at point 6, where an alternate path is recommended when the route is impa

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

100 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Felixstowe - WoodbridgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 4ACycling route
Named routeRef 4ALocal cycle route
Route 48Cycling route
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kennels Roadrestricted byway · 285 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 285 mPath type: track
Kennels Roadrestricted byway · 68 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 68 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kennels Road, Brightwell

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kennels Road, Brightwell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sandlings open spaceUrban park4.1 km→🌱Rushmere CommonUrban park4.5 km→🌱Cobham Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Grange MeadowUrban park2.8 km→🌱Oak MeadowUrban park2.9 km→✦Two bowl barrows 312m south west of Dobbs CornerHistoric site2.2 km→

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