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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Babergh Getting here
51.98723, 0.80600
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Arger Fen 451m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Arger Fen 451m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Hedge Woundwort, Goat Willow +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Hedge Woundwort, Goat Willow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Hazel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gainsborough Trail Great Cornard Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wemsey's Lane public footpath · 251 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 251 m Path type: track
Show on map Wemsey's Lane public footpath · 195 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 195 m Path type: track
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A2 Regional cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 144 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 144 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 17 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Bluebells in Kedge's Wood, Tiger Hill
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Wildlife to spot
10,256 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,256 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Glow-worm · Phaonia valida +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Phaonia valida Phaonia valida Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Wood Anemone · Goat Willow · Dog's Mercury · Yellow Archangel · Wood-sorrel +24
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Goat Willow Salix caprea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,256 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Glow-worm · Phaonia valida +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Phaonia valida Phaonia valida Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Wood Anemone · Goat Willow · Dog's Mercury · Yellow Archangel · Wood-sorrel +24
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Goat Willow Salix caprea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Greater Periwinkle
Greater Periwinkle
Vinca major
Vinca major
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Quince Cydonia oblonga2025
Quince Cydonia oblonga2025
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2025
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2025
Water Avens Geum rivale2025
Water Avens Geum rivale2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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