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Long Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.07065, 0.83475

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Raven +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Raven +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion, Common Orache +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Creeping Bent, Perennial Sow-thistle +206 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Meadow Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Meadow Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Lavenham WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Suffolk Threads Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lavenham to Long Melford Railway Walk, Lavenham GuildhallWalking route7.2 km

Dasy walk from Lavenham to Long Melford, through woods and open fields, following the route of the old Great Eastern Railway line. You can return to Lavenham by bus, or re-trace your steps if you are able. Can be muddy and waterlogged through SSSI.

Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 02:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edwardstone: Walding Wood

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edwardstone: Walding Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Millenium GreenUrban park2.4 km→✦Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworksHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Primrose WoodUrban park4.8 km→🌱Groton CroftUrban park3.5 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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