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Laxfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Geographer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.27884, 1.37075

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Pyramidal Orchid +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Small Black Ant, Common Pondskater +184 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Small Black Ant, Common Pondskater +184 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bulrush, Hawthorn, Fennel

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route586 m
Named routeRef 1Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route726 m
Named routeRef 1Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Low Street, Laxfield

📷 Geographer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Low Street, Laxfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chapel Barn Estate (Wilderness Reserve)Urban park4.9 km→✦Moated site with internal pond at Glebe FarmHistoric site3.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→🐄Chapel Barn Farm Shop & ReceptionVisitor farm5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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