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Knettishall Country Park Suffolk County Council. 146 hectares A fine example of Breckland heath and woodland with access to the Little Ouse River. Car park and picnic site. Brandon Country Park Suffolk County Council. 12 hectares. Ornamental lake and parkland with access to Thetford Forest tracks. Visitor centre. Ramparts Field Picnic Site Suffolk County Council. 6.5 hectares. Almost adjacent to West Stow Country Park. A small site but rich in Breckland plants. Thetford Forest - High Lodge Visitor Centre, Santon Downham Forestry Commission. Leaflets available for forest activities at this visitor centre, open Easter - September. St Helen's Picnic Site - Santon Downham Forestry Commission. Start of bird trail - a 3½ mile walk giving opportunities to see a wide range of birds. Leaflets available from Forest Centre. Lackford Wildfowl Reserve Suffolk Wildlife Trust. 10 hectares A restored gravel pit attracting a wide range of birds. Birds can be viewed from the hide at West Stow Country Park which overlooks the site. Barnham Cross Common Local Nature Reserve. 73 hectares. Chalky to acid grassland with a range of associated plants butterflies and moths. Leaflet available. Cranberry Rough 33 hectares Park at Stow Bedon. Part of Great Eastern Pingos trail. Walk the disused line. Access to other trails and footpaths in the area. Thornpson Common Norfolk Naturalists Trust. 125 hectares Park at Stow Bedon Railway car park. Access to Great Eastern Pingos trail through the reserve and along footpaths nearby. See pingos, meadows, woodlands and wetlands. Wildflowers galore. |
East Wretham Heath
Norfolk Naturalists Trust. 147 hectares, Park in car park outside warden's house. Visitor centre and information point with nature trail and blind trail. Meres, breck heath and pine woodland. Wayland Wood Norfolk Naturalists Trust. 34 hectares Ancient woodland with splendid spring flowers. Supposed setting for 'Babes in the Wood' story. Limited parking. Weeting Heath Norfolk Naturalists Trust. Breck heath grazed by rabbits and surrounded by arable and pine forest. Best place for seeing stone curlews from hides. Grimes Graves English Heritage 40 hectares Ancient flint mines. Breckland heath and pines. Car park, visitor reception point and exhibition. Forest Lodge - West Stow Forestry Commission Start of walks into the King's Forest. Tourist Information Centre St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Bury St Edmunds Details of other places to visit and where to stay in the Bury St Edmunds area Other local parks Nowton Park in Bury St Edmunds St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Bury St Edmunds Traditional estate landscape with magnificent specimen trees, woods and wild flowers. Special events programme. East Town Park in Haverhill St Edmundsbury Borough Council Bury St Edmunds Parkland with mature avenues of trees and walks |