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Broadleaved woodland near Westerfield

1 ha

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.07635, 1.17102

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
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Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
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Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route
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The Fonnereau WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

186 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
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Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Westerfield: embankment and bridge carrying the Felixstowe branch line

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westerfield: embankment and bridge carrying the Felixstowe branch line

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✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Holywells ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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