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Bullockshed Carr - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.10396, 1.51542

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland 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

6 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
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Blue Trail, Orford NessWalking route2.1 km
Named routeLength 2.1 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Red Trail, Orford NessWalking route6.7 km
Named routeLength 6.7 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km

Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest

Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip
Tang TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fine lawns at Sunbourne

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fine lawns at Sunbourne

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle GreenUrban park1.5 km→✦Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out postHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Castle GreenUrban park1.5 km→🌱Quay MeadowUrban park2 km→✦Orford CastleHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Bartholemew's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→

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