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The Rookery - Conifer woodland

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.95085, 1.04665

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • ☕Mainline Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley Path part 3Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Flatford and Constable Country Walk, FlatfordWalking route11.2 km

4 miles (6.4km) return from Manningtree to Flatford. Optional loop to Dedham adds another 3 miles (4.8km). Generally flat grass and gravel paths with some moderate slopes.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 48Cycling route
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Route B2Cycling route
Named routeRef B2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Route B1Cycling route
Named routeRef B1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Duchy FieldUrban park3.7 km→🌱RSPB Flatford Wildlife GardenUrban park2.2 km→✦Settlement site NNE of Lawford HouseHistoric site1.6 km→✦Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford HouseHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Mistley Place ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Mistley TowersHistoric site2.2 km→

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