Plan your visit
🌳 Ancient🦅 Birds💜 Bluebells
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 65 ha
Getting here
52.14143, 0.70933
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Barn Owl 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Barn Owl 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl +18 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜 Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crested Cow-wheat, Hard Rush, Ash +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +51 more · last seen 2024; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Fallow Deer, Badger +8 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Suffolk Threads Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lavenham to Long Melford Railway Walk, Lavenham Guildhall Walking route 7.2 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 route Length 7.2 km Duration 02:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A1 Regional cycle route
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dovehouse Hill bridleway · 20 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 20 m Path type: service
Show on map Dovehouse Hill bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Path type: service
Show on map Dovehouse Hill bridleway · 16 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 16 m Path type: service
Show on map Dovehouse Hill bridleway · 420 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 420 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
5,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,965 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Barn Owl · Fieldfare · Woodcock · Long-tailed Tit +13
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Badger · Polecat +2
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Badger Meles meles2019 Polecat Mustela putorius2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Small White · Large White · Common Darter · Red Admiral +32
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Parsley Piert · Grass Vetchling · Sulphur Clover · Beech +13
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2022 Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024 Sulphur Clover Trifolium ochroleucon2022 Beech Fagus sylvatica Yellow Archangel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,965 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Barn Owl · Fieldfare · Woodcock · Long-tailed Tit +13
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Badger · Polecat +2
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Badger Meles meles2019 Polecat Mustela putorius2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Small White · Large White · Common Darter · Red Admiral +32
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Parsley Piert · Grass Vetchling · Sulphur Clover · Beech +13
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2022 Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024 Sulphur Clover Trifolium ochroleucon2022 Beech Fagus sylvatica Yellow Archangel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Weasel
Weasel
Mustela nivalis2021
Mustela nivalis2021
Stoat Mustela erminea2021
Stoat Mustela erminea2021 2020
2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2019
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2020
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2020
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2020
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2020
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2020
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2020
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2019
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2019
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2019 Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2024
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2024
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2024
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2024
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2024
Oxlip Primula elatior2024
Oxlip Primula elatior2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Crown Vetch Securigera varia2022
Crown Vetch Securigera varia2022
Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2021
Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2021
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum2021
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021 