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High Grove

2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Avon Grove High School · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.81498, 1.10494

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Elder, Hawthorn +116 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cleavers, Elder, Hawthorn +116 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Dragonfly, Norfolk Aeshna, Four-spotted Chaser +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Dragonfly, Norfolk Aeshna, Four-spotted Chaser +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 150Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 150Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 150Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

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Avon Grove High School

📷 Wikipedia · Avon Grove High School · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansionHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Mediterranean GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱1920s GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱The Rose GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.6 km→

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