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Steggall's Wood

10 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.30782, 1.11001

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Kestrel +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Kestrel +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dock, Common Nettle, Bramble +91 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Dock, Common Nettle, Bramble +91 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Wortham & Burgate WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gislingham Circular Walk 1 (Blue)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Burgate WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
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
N/ACycling route573 m
Named routeRef 30Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 40Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Steggall's Wood

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Steggall's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Thornham Walled GardenUrban park1.9 km→🦉THE PENNINGS, EYENature reserve3.3 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Eye PrioryHistoric site3.6 km→✦Remains of Eye Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site3.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→

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