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Combers Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.19373, 0.41555

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pasqueflower, Creeping-Jenny, False Fox-sedge +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Green Shieldbug, Common Blue Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Green Shieldbug, Common Blue Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
West Endpublic footpath · 40 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: residential
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 752 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 752 mPath type: footway
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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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Watery Lanebridleway · 281 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 281 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Line of trees to Combers Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Line of trees to Combers Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DULLINGHAM HOUSEHistoric site2.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling TowerHistoric site3.6 km→✦war memorialHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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