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Langley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.08965, 0.84721

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Lavenham WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Suffolk Threads Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lavenham to Long Melford Railway Walk, Lavenham GuildhallWalking route7.2 km

Dasy walk from Lavenham to Long Melford, through woods and open fields, following the route of the old Great Eastern Railway line. You can return to Lavenham by bus, or re-trace your steps if you are able. Can be muddy and waterlogged through SSSI.

Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 02:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 13Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A1141 east of Wells Hall

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A1141 east of Wells Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworksHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Market crossHistoric site4.1 km→

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