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Howe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome16 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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Plantain, Common Poppy, Great Willowherb +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Cantharis pellucida +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Cantharis pellucida +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion, Sweet Chestnut

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
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South Suffolk Route BCycling route
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Route 48Cycling route
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South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route
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South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route
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NCN National Route 1Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

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