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Oakhill Wood

16 ha

📷 Claire Haystead · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.34404, 1.60717

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Sweet Chestnut, Beech +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam, Musk-mallow +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam, Musk-mallow +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Reebed RambleWalking route
Named route
Marsh MeanderWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 31Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 31Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 31Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gatehouse and Gate

📷 Claire Haystead · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gatehouse and Gate

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✦HENHAMHistoric site500 m→🌱The RecUrban park4.3 km→🌱Jubilee GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Jubilee GreenUrban park4.2 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→🐄Wangford Farm ShopVisitor farm1.5 km→

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