Broadleaved woodland near Westerfield
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.08642, 1.15115
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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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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▾
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141 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
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2ACycling route▾
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Route 10BCycling route▾
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NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route▾
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NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
13,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,770 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +13
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Dandelion · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup +31
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BrambleRubus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,770 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +13
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Dandelion · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup +31
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BrambleRubus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Slender-horned Leatherbug
Slender-horned Leatherbug
Ceraleptus lividus
Ceraleptus lividus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusBombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans2024Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixVetchVicia spp.VetchVicia spp.Common ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCherryPrunusCherryPrunusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRoseRosaRoseRosaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Events & activities nearby
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