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Slade Marshes

3 ha

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.47670, 1.64795

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Bulrush, Amphibious Bistort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Willowherb, Meadowsweet, Yellow Water-lily +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Willowherb, Meadowsweet, Yellow Water-lily +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

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Named routeRegional walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 5Walking route9 km

Haddiscoe

Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 6Walking route8 km

Somerleyton

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Route 517Cycling route
Named routeRef 517National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route137 m
Named routeRef 517Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of Staithe Road and an unnamed minor road

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of Staithe Road and an unnamed minor road

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🌱Nicholas Everitt ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Nicholas Everitt ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Beccles CommonUrban park5 km→🌱Church ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Beccles CommonUrban park5 km→

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