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The Warren

5 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.22067, 0.91569

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Field Pansy, Goat's-beard +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Field Pansy, Goat's-beard +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Alexanders +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Middy Railway FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route198 m
Named routeRef 51Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 51Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route380 m
Named routeRef 51Length 380 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route487 m
Named routeRef 51Length 487 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Elmswell, Warren Lane: The beginnings of a housing development

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Elmswell, Warren Lane: The beginnings of a housing development

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🌱Fuller Way ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Chilton FieldsUrban park4.9 km→🌱Haughley ParkUrban park900 m→✦Haughley CastleHistoric site3.3 km→✦Haughley CastleHistoric site3.3 km→🌱LukeswoodUrban park1.6 km→

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