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✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

52.11580, 0.95663

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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
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Cow Parsley, Dogwood +229 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +47 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +47 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
Route 48Cycling route
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wattisham Airfield perimeter fence

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wattisham Airfield perimeter fence

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