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Mere Plantation

7 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.15021, 1.06723

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Jackdaw +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Jackdaw +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, White Dead-nettle +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Violet, Nipplewort, Broad-leaved Dock +259 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Nipplewort, Broad-leaved Dock +259 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, House Cricket, Banded Demoiselle +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, House Cricket, Banded Demoiselle +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
Gipping Valley Foot Pathpublic footpath · 377 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 377 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Gipping Valley Foot Pathpublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Gipping Valley Foot Pathpublic footpath · 139 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route982 m
Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m
Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route834 m
Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sally Wood's Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alderson Lake, Needham Market

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alderson Lake, Needham Market

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🌱Needham LakeUrban park600 m→🦉NEEDHAM LAKENature reserve700 m→🌱Crowley Park Playing FieldUrban park1.6 km→✦Baylham Roman siteHistoric site2.1 km→✦SHRUBLAND HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Round ClumpUrban park3.4 km→

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