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Weststow Field - Conifer woodland

102 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome102 ha

Getting here

52.31792, 0.65025

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parking by Weststow Heath

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parking by Weststow Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West Stow Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🏞️WEST STOWCountry park1.3 km→✦CULFORD PARKHistoric site2.9 km→✦Roman villa SW of Weatherhill FarmHistoric site2.3 km→✦Sites NW and SE of Fornham All SaintsHistoric site4.9 km→✦West Stow Anglo Saxon VillageHistoric site1.2 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Dale Pond

Weststow Heath

Low909 m→

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