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The Wilderness

3 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.45907, 1.39333

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Band-eyed Brown Horsefly, Azure Damselfly +130 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Band-eyed Brown Horsefly, Azure Damselfly +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Alder, Germander Speedwell, Common Sorrel +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Alder, Germander Speedwell, Common Sorrel +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Waveney Valley Walks - HarlestonWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeRef 30Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Remains of a military building in The Wilderness

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Remains of a military building in The Wilderness

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦J. B. Scott's Pastiche (1839)Historic site2.8 km→✦Bungay CastleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Castle HillsHistoric site2.9 km→✦Bungay CastleHistoric site2.9 km→🦉BROOME HEATHNature reserve4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→

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