The Sandlings Walk is a long-distance path in
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
. It runs 91.6km through the Suffolk Sandling that used to stretch from the outskirts of Ipswich to Southwold which is an area of lowland
heath
A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler ...
, Britain's rarest wildlife habitat, and the
Suffolk Coast and Heaths
The Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Suffolk and Essex, England.
The AONB covers ancient woodland, commercial forestry, the estuaries of the Alde, Blyth, Deben, Orwell and Stour rivers, farmland, sal ...
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of th ...
.
Starting on the outskirts of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
(trailheads at , , and ), the route passes through
Rushmere Common
Rushmere Common (also Rushmere Heath) is common land situated on the eastern outskirts of Ipswich mainly within the parish of Rushmere St. Andrew, Suffolk, England. It is predominately heathland, gorse and woodland, and hosts a golf course ...
,
Sutton Heath,
Rendlesham Forest
Rendlesham Forest is a mixed woodland in Suffolk owned by Forestry England with recreation facilities for walkers, cyclists and campers.
Geography
The forest is in the parishes of Bromeswell in the west, Eyke, Capel St Andrew to the south, a ...
,
Butley Corner,
Tunstall Forest,
Friston
Friston is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is southeast of Saxmundham, its post town, and northwest of Aldeburgh. The River Alde bounds the village on the south. The surrounding ...
,
North Warren North Warren may refer to:
* North Warren, Pennsylvania, place in Conewango Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
* North Warren RSPB reserve, nature reserve in Suffolk, England.
* North Warren Regional High School, school and school ...
,
Thorpeness,
Sizewell,
Minsmere
Minsmere is a place in the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the North Sea coast around north of Leiston and south-east of Westleton within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. It is the site of the Minsmere RSPB reserve and the origina ...
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Dunwich Heath
Dunwich Heath is an area of coastal lowland heath just south of the village of Dunwich, in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, England. It is adjacent to the RSPB reserve at Minsmere. It lies within the area of the Minsmere-Walberswick Heath ...
,
Dunwich Forest
Dunwich Forest is an area of forest and lowland heath around north-west of the village of Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk. The forest covers an area of approximately and was originally planted by the Forestry Commission. The forest is ...
, the
Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve and
Southwold
Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the English North Sea coast in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is a ...
(trailhead at ).
See also
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Long-distance footpaths in the UK
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Suffolk Coast Path
The Suffolk Coast Path is a long-distance footpath along the Suffolk Heritage Coast in England. It is long.
Previously known as the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path after the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty through w ...
References
External links
Information and mapsat Suffolk Coast and Heaths
Footpaths in Suffolk
Long-distance footpaths in England
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