By Steve Aylward
By Steve Aylward
Green hairstreak butterfly by Steve Aylward
By Steve Aylward
By Steve Aylward
By Steve Aylward
By Steve Aylward
Newbourne Springs Nature Reserve
Location
OS Map Reference
TM274433
Know before you go
Entry fee
FreeParking information
Free car park at reserve entrance with space for up to six cars.Grazing animals
Hebridean sheep graze periodically.Walking trails
A marked trail takes you around the reserve. Walking conditions can be muddy and steep in places. Kissing gates, narrow boardwalk, steep slopes, steps and damp path sections all year round.
Access
Not suitable for wheelchairs.
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.
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
April to SeptemberAbout the reserve
The woodland is like a secret garden where you instinctively tip-toe round corners and talk in hushed tones. Evocative nightingale song characterises the reserve in spring when you can find water avens and spectacular displays of marsh marigold alongside the stream. Careful scrutiny will also reveal common twayblade and the more open areas are covered in common spotted orchid. The woodland is dominated by oak, ash, alder, hazel and hawthorn.
Newbourne Springs is cared for by Suffolk Wildlife Trust on behalf of Anglian Water.