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Holly Grove

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

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52.38303, 1.68893

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
🐕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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
🐕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

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sea Rocket, Fat-hen, Prickly Sow-thistle · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Platycheirus scutatus +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 31Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 31Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 31Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route405 m

Named routeRef 31Length 405 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 958 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 958 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

18,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Common Gull +46

Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ScaupAythya marila
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Common Gull +46

Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ScaupAythya marila
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Peck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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