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Stack Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.02930, 0.90973

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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 — Kestrel, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Dandelion +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Male-fern, Japanese Knotweed +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Large White +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Large White +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route
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South Suffolk Route BCycling route
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Route 48Cycling route
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field with Stack Wood beyond

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field with Stack Wood beyond

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Leisure CentreUrban park3.7 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park5 km→🌱Primrose WoodUrban park3.8 km→✦Parkland and gardens of Giffords HallHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→🦉BROOM HILL, HADLEIGHNature reserve2.9 km→

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