Mixed woodland near Westerfield
1 ha
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🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.08923, 1.15550
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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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,527 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,527 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Fieldfare +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Stag Beetle · Common Cockchafer · Large Red Damselfly · Bibio johannis · Platycheirus ambiguus +8
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Bibio johannisBibio johannis
- Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
Dandelion · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup +33
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BrambleRubus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,527 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Fieldfare +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Stag Beetle · Common Cockchafer · Large Red Damselfly · Bibio johannis · Platycheirus ambiguus +8
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Bibio johannisBibio johannis
- Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
Dandelion · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup +33
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BrambleRubus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombadier Beetle
Bombadier Beetle
Brachinus crepitans2024
Brachinus crepitans2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2023Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2023Large Thistle WeevilCleonis pigra2023Large Thistle WeevilCleonis pigra2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraVetchVicia spp.VetchVicia spp.Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCherryPrunusCherryPrunusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRoseRosaRoseRosaEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2024Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024Events & activities nearby
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