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Holly Bush Plantation

31 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.05920, 1.38432

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 268m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Field Bindweed, Hare's-foot Clover +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Field Bindweed, Hare's-foot Clover +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Kyson Hill and Kyson Point Walk, Kyson HillWalking route3.7 km

Start involves going up a flight of steps over the railway line, the route is pushchair and wheelchair friendly, apart from one small section at high tide. Kyson Hill is a steep slope over grass and steep steps. May be muddy at certain times.

Named routeLength 3.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fynn Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
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
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 41Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route225 m
Named routeRef 1Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tang TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gobblecock Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 307 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 307 mPath type: unclassified
Wood Hall Drivebridleway · 674 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 674 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 16 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 16 mPath type: unclassified
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 117 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 117 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway through trees near Vale Farm

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway through trees near Vale Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Henge and associated barrow cemetery south of Home Whin FarmHistoric site500 m→🌱St Margaret's ChurchUrban park800 m→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park1.6 km→🌱Waldringfield Church FieldUrban park4.2 km→✦Prehistoric settlement and group of barrows (including site of ship burial) at Sutton HooHistoric site4.6 km→

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