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Ken's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.20674, 0.98987

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Spikes Lanepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Spikes Lanepublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Spikes Lanepublic footpath · 74 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Cycling

41 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 route752 m
Named routeRef 51Length 752 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route206 m
Named routeRef 51Length 206 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 51Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 51Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood at Dagworth

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood at Dagworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Abbot's HallHistoric site2.3 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Stowmarket Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→🌱Fuller Way ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Chilton FieldsUrban park1.6 km→🌱Brooke Way ParkUrban park1 km→

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