Carpenter's Shop Meadow Plantation - Conifer woodland
6 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.48302, 1.46633
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route▾
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Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beccles and Geldeston circular walkWalking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Loddon Ingloss CircularWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hall Roadbridleway · 283 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mPath type: track
Hall Roadbridleway · 23 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mPath type: track
Hall Roadbridleway · 19 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 19 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
6,627 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,627 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common GullLarus canus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Stoat · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Eristalis intricaria · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis arbustorum · Platycheirus scutatus +7
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Honeysuckle · Black Nightshade · Common Ragwort · Gorse
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,627 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common GullLarus canus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Stoat · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Eristalis intricaria · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis arbustorum · Platycheirus scutatus +7
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Honeysuckle · Black Nightshade · Common Ragwort · Gorse
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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