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Hill Wood - Woodland plantation

15 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Woodland Plantation (Church Hill, Mississippi) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.21966, 1.62048

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Grey Trail, Dunwich HeathWalking route1.6 km

Mixed terrain, with some uneven slopes and exposed tree roots. Please wear appropriate footwear for the terrain. Dogs on leads March 1st to August 31st.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Orange Trail, Dunwich HeathWalking route4.8 km

The longest trail with heathland, woodland and grassland, filled with nature. Mixed terrain, with some uneven slopes and exposed tree roots. Please wear appropriate footwear. Dogs on leads March 1st to August 31st.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Pink Trail, Dunwich HeathWalking route3.2 km

Trail has the best views of the heath, and best chance of spotting our main bird species here. The site has mixed terrain, with some uneven slopes and exposed tree roots. Please wear appropriate footwear. Dogs on leads March 1st to August 31st.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Woodland Plantation (Church Hill, Mississippi)

📷 Wikipedia · Woodland Plantation (Church Hill, Mississippi) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Woodland Plantation (Church Hill, Mississippi)

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🌱Cliff House Holiday ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill boxHistoric site1.9 km→✦Leiston AbbeyHistoric site2.9 km→✦Leiston AbbeyHistoric site2.9 km→✦Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated siteHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Haylings MeadowUrban park3.7 km→

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