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Highrow Wood

5 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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 — House Martin, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +196 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Willowherb, Pyramidal Orchid, Brooklime +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Willowherb, Pyramidal Orchid, Brooklime +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bulrush, Sweet Cicely, Meadowsweet +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 40Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route294 m
Named routeRef 40Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route107 m
Named routeRef 40Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 40Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route98 m
Named routeRef 40Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West side of Highrow Wood, Helmingham

West side of Highrow Wood, Helmingham

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