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Ellenbrook Open Space

6 ha

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Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.03604, 1.11955

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Common Nettle +120 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Common Nettle +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fynn Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

159 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Bobbits Lanebridleway · 745 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 745 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ellenbrook Road, Pinewood, Ipswich

📷 Geographer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ellenbrook Road, Pinewood, Ipswich

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🌱Holywells ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park4 km→✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site4 km→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→

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