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Cooper's Grove

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

52.49208, 1.42722

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Stock Dove +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Stock Dove +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Sulphur Clover, Traveller's-joy +165 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Alexanders, Red Dead-nettle, Elder +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Field Grasshopper, Glow-worm +127 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Field Grasshopper, Glow-worm +127 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Loddon CircularWalking route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

35 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
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
N/ACycling route472 m
Named routeRef 30Length 472 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clearing in Tindall Wood, Thwaite St. Mary

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clearing in Tindall Wood, Thwaite St. Mary

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bungay CastleHistoric site4.1 km→✦J. B. Scott's Pastiche (1839)Historic site4.1 km→✦Bungay CastleHistoric site4.1 km→✦Castle HillsHistoric site4.2 km→✦Earthwork on Broome HeathHistoric site3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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