🦌17+ species of mammals recorded in the area — Hazel Dormouse and Brown Hare are among those seen
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🦌17+ species of mammals recorded in the area — Hazel Dormouse and Brown Hare are among those seen
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
8 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Brown Hare, Roe Deer +14 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: PARISH CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Dark Bush-cricket, Epistrophe eligans +150 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡
Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gainsborough Trail Great Cornard WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Alp 17public footpath · 878 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 878 mPath type: footway
Alp 18public footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: path
🚴
Cycling
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17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
