Foxburrow Nature Reserve

Foxburrow barn garden

Foxburrow Farm

Looking towards Crag Pit Wood, Foxburrow nature reserve, Nicola Coe

Looking towards Crag Pit Wood, Foxburrow nature reserve, Nicola Coe

Foxburrow Nature Reserve

A mosaic of rewilded farmland and wildlife habitats including woods and orchard meadow located near to Melton Woodbridge.

Location

Foxburrow Nature Reserve, Saddlemakers Lane, Melton
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 1NA

OS Map Reference

TM274517

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Know before you go

Size
67 hectares
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Entry fee

Free. Charges apply for educational visits.
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Parking information

Small car park
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Grazing animals

A variety of our livestock graze on the reserve throughout the year.

Please refer to the links in walking trails for more information.
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Walking trails

Do’s and don’ts when walking with livestock       
Ponies on our nature reserves

Site can be muddy at times and uneven.

Trail map

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Access

The discovery centre is wheelchair accessible with a disabled toilet. Laminated trails are available in the car park and from the discovery desk when open. Walks are grass paths and can be uneven and at times muddy. 

No drone flying without express permission.
(Permission will only be granted in exceptional circumstances)

If you'd like to visit this reserve as a group, please contact us in advance.

Assistance dogs only at this reserve, find out why.

Dogs

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Assistance dogs only

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Facilities

Visitor centre
Toilets
Picnic area
Accessible toilet
Baby changing facilities
Accessible trails

When to visit

Opening times

The reserve is open at all times.
The center is open Tuesday to Thursday and alternate Sundays 10-4.

Drinks are now available Wednesdays and alternate Sundays during events.

Best time to visit

March to August

About the reserve

Visit in spring or early summer for birdsong, wildflowers, butterflies. Little owl are sometimes seen in daylight perched on posts, blackcap, whitethroat and garden warbler can be seen in the woods and hedges, skylark nest in the meadows and spotted flycatcher and pied wagtail flit around the old farm buildings. Hedges, which have been coppiced and replanted, provide a great source of winter food and act as wildlife corridors allowing insects, birds and mammals to travel from place to place. Foxburrow was bought with support from The Heritage Lottery Fund. At the end of 2021, farming ceased, and we're working with volunteers, Universities and other organisations to monitor how nature will reclaim the former fields. 

The meadows at Foxburrow are grazed by our livestock throughout the year - and the reserve is our operational base for all of Suffolk Wildlife Trust livestock.

Contact us

Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Contact number: 01394 380113

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