Broadleaved woodland near Westerfield
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.08811, 1.14834
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £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 km6 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 (Heath Road route)Walking route▾
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The Fonnereau WayWalking route▾
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Fynn Valley WalkWalking route▾
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138 signed routes nearby
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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▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +33
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- 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
🦌Mammals1 species
springwinter
2024▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
Stag Beetle · Rose Chafer · Slender-horned Leatherbug · Common Cockchafer · Large Red Damselfly +15
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Slender-horned LeatherbugCeraleptus lividus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Bibio johannisBibio johannis
- Platycheirus ambiguus
Dandelion · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup +33
- 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
13,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +33
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- 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
🦌Mammals1 species
springwinter
2024▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
Stag Beetle · Rose Chafer · Slender-horned Leatherbug · Common Cockchafer · Large Red Damselfly +15
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Slender-horned LeatherbugCeraleptus lividus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Bibio johannisBibio johannis
- Platycheirus ambiguus
Dandelion · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup +33
- 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
Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus
Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans2024Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2023Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2023Large Thistle WeevilCleonis pigra2023Large Thistle WeevilCleonis pigra2023Bronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorum2023Bronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorum2023Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2023Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2023Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2023Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2023Cock'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 odorata2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2024Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024Events & activities nearby
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