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Cadge's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.11856, 0.39392

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Pheasant, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Pheasant, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Beech, Bugle +124 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath at Cadge's Wood

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath at Cadge's Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Castle Playing FieldsUrban park4 km→🌱Haverhill Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Pound GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Pound GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Haverhill Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Burton GreenUrban park2.1 km→

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