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Long Grove

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Bittern, Woodlark +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Bittern, Woodlark +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Springbeauty, Ground-ivy +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Elder +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus affinis, Dock Bug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus affinis, Dock Bug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Through the Lightpublic footpath · 896 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 896 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km

Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest

Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The B1078 near Long Grove - geograph.org.uk - 256315

The B1078 near Long Grove - geograph.org.uk - 256315

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