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Pie Hatch Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.15621, 0.89577

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Pheasant +55 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Pheasant +55 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Watercress, Raspberry Bryum +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bittersweet, Creeping Bent, Hard Rush +157 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +32 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +32 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bradfield Woods Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Green RouteWalking route
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Bradfield Woods Black RouteWalking route
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Bradfield Woods Orange RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route304 m
Named routeRef 51Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route522 m
Named routeRef 51Length 522 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pie Hatch Wood

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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