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Creak's Grove

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.96171, 0.84830

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
NWW FP8public footpath · 111 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mPath type: service
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highwoods RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Garnons Chasebridleway · 670 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 670 mPath type: service
School Lanebyway open to all traffic · 892 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 892 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridge

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TENDRING HALL PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Fairfield Playing FieldUrban park1.8 km→🦉ARGER FENNature reserve3.4 km→🦉TIGER HILLNature reserve4.1 km→✦Wissington ring ditch clusterHistoric site300 m→✦Earthwork called Court KnollHistoric site2 km→

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