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Rendlesham Forest - Conifer woodland

17 ha

📷 Oxymoron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.10040, 1.40215

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Route to the Royal Burial Ground and Viewing Tower (Purple Route), Sutton HooWalking route2.1 km

Not suitable for wheelchairs or mobility vehicles. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/sutton-hoo-national-trust

Named routeLength 2.1 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Accessible Route to the Royal Burial Ground (Yellow Route), Sutton HooWalking route1.8 km

https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/sutton-hoo-national-trust

Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tang TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Rendlesham Forest

📷 Oxymoron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Rendlesham Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Staverton ParkHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park4.4 km→✦Prehistoric settlement and group of barrows (including site of ship burial) at Sutton HooHistoric site4.5 km→✦Garden FieldHistoric site4.3 km→✦Warrior & Horse graveHistoric site4.5 km→

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