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Combs Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Chris Holifield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.17173, 1.00386

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Peregrine, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Peregrine, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Water Mint, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Creeping Buttercup, Water Mint +177 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
Naughton Gardenspublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: residential
Church Roadpublic footpath · 310 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 310 mPath type: unclassified
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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

Path and gate, Combs Wood

📷 Chris Holifield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path and gate, Combs Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Needham LakeUrban park4.3 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park1.7 km→✦Abbot's HallHistoric site1.7 km→🦉NEEDHAM LAKENature reserve4.3 km→🌱Stowmarket Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Crowley Park Playing FieldUrban park3.4 km→

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