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Ipswich Golf Club

40 ha

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

52.04775, 1.23096

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mandarin Duck +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mandarin Duck +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Garlic Mustard, Sheep's Sorrel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +322 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +322 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elder, Common Ragwort, Bracken +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Elder, Common Ragwort, Bracken +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

152 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Felixstowe - WoodbridgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital

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🌱Holywells ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Sandlings open spaceUrban park1.5 km→🌱Rushmere CommonUrban park1.9 km→🌱Cobham Road Recreation GroundUrban park2.6 km→🌱Holywells ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Holywells ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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