Dunwich Forest

Dunwich Forest is an area of forest and lowland heath around 1 mile north-west of the village of Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk. The forest covers an area of approximately 9 square kilometres and was originally planted by the Forestry Commission.

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunwich Museum and Church of St James.

Dunwich Museum

Museum

Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.

Village Hall

Community center

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Village Hall is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunwich and Blythburgh.

Dunwich

Village

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Dunwich is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape around 92 miles north-east of London, 9 miles south of Southwold and 7 miles north of Leiston, on the North Sea coast.

Blythburgh

Village

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Blythburgh is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is 4 miles west of Southwold and 5 miles south-east of Halesworth and lies on the River Blyth.

Westleton

Village

Photo: Trevor Alder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located 4 miles north of Leiston and 5 miles north-east of Saxmundham near the North Sea coast.

Dunwich Forest

Type: Forest
Description: Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve
Category: nature reserve
Location: Dunwich, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.2858° or 52° 17′ 9″ north

Longitude

1.6096° or 1° 36′ 35″ east

Open location code

9F437JP5+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 5060149

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

Wikidata ID

Q5315804

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