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Combs Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.18102, 1.00284

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Middy Railway FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
Gipping Valley River Pathpublic footpath · 859 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 859 mPath type: footway
Woodfield Lanepublic footpath · 175 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mSurface dirtPath type: residential
Woodfield Lanepublic footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route982 m
Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m
Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route834 m
Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses near the Combs Ford roundabout

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses near the Combs Ford roundabout

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Needham LakeUrban park5 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park800 m→✦Abbot's HallHistoric site800 m→🦉NEEDHAM LAKENature reserve4.9 km→🌱Stowmarket Recreation GroundUrban park1.3 km→🌱Crowley Park Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→

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