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New Grove

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.42592, 1.30561

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Germander Speedwell, Common Nettle, Dog's Mercury +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Otter Vale WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route
Waveney Valley Walks - HarlestonWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeRef 30Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route859 m
Named routeRef 30Length 859 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Intensive poultry rearing houses at Blake's Grove

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Intensive poultry rearing houses at Blake's Grove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→🐄The Farmers KitchenVisitor farm3.3 km→✦Wind pumpHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→🌱Darrow Wood (National Trust)Urban park3.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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