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The Thicks

✦ Ancient woodland70 ha

📷 Anon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Butley Corner Car Park 336m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Butley Corner Car Park 336m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rowan, Butcher's-broom, Sycamore +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Grayling +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Grayling +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Red Oak, Turkey Oak +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km

Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest

Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip

Tang TrailMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,259 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,259 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CootFulica atra
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Sicus ferrugineus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2025

Rowan · Butcher's-broom · Sycamore · Field Bindweed · Red Oak +17

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Red OakQuercus rubra
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,259 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CootFulica atra
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Sicus ferrugineus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2025

Rowan · Butcher's-broom · Sycamore · Field Bindweed · Red Oak +17

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Red OakQuercus rubra
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oak Grove in 'The Thicks', part of Staverton Park

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✦Staverton ParkHistoric site100 m→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.1 km→✦Two bowl barrows in Rendlesham Forest, 285m north west of Manor CottageHistoric site4.2 km→⛪Butley AbbeyReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Felix ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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