Welcome Location SUDBURY HADLEIGH Our village stands alongside and partly within the A134 A1071 Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural BOXFORD Beauty. Suffolk Wildlife Trust has recently Circular Walks expanded their reserve from Arger Fen and STOKE-BY- Spouse’s Grove further into the village which LEAVENHEATH NAYLAND offers opportunities for wonderful walks. A12 Leavenheath BURES NAYLAND STRATFORD Leavenheath (originally Leowine’s Heath) ST MARY A134 On the edge of the became a separate civil parish in 1952, born out of parts of nearby parishes. The village is spread Leavenheath lies on the A134, 2 miles north-west Dedham Vale Area out - Honey Tye in the south; around the High of Nayland, 6 miles south-east of Sudbury, 8 miles of Outstanding Road, Village Hall and Village Green, west of the south-west of Hadleigh, 2 miles west of Stoke-by Natural Beauty A134; on and close to Harrow Street to the north; Nayland and 4 miles north-east of Bures St Mary. around Cock Street to the east. Public Transport Our walks link in to all parts of the village. Public transport is available to Leavenheath via bus St Matthews Church built in 1835 and enlarged services which run from Sudbury via Assington and in 1882, is well worth a visit. Newton, and from Colchester via Stoke-by Nayland This leaflet describes 4 circular walks linked and Nayland. together, giving you the choice and variety of walks Visit www.suffolkonboard.com for timetables or with plenty of character. All the walks involve www.travelineeastanglia.co.uk (08712 002 233) footpaths, tracks and some road walking; the to plan your journey. majority of which are quiet country lanes. Use O.S. Explorer Map 196 Sudbury, Hadleigh & East of the A134 are the pleasant surroundings Dedham Vale, Lavenham & Long Melford to enjoy of the Stoke by Nayland Golf these walks and the wider area. Course, fruit orchards and the Dedham Vale AONB Discover Suffolk with opportunities for Discover more great days out across Suffolk at refreshment at the Golf www.discoversuffolk.org.uk Club or our two pubs. Produced by Suffolk County Council and To the west, walks Leavenheath Parish Council. include our historic track Kingsland Lane and the Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserve. Printed by Design & Print IP2 0UH 01473 260600 814-ESE-100512 Kingsland Lane is an ancient lane linking Hullbacks Grove is a recent woodland grown Kingsland Walk Wissington and Leavenheath, used by horse- naturally from seeds blown from surrounding drawn carts and wagons. On your right is Breach trees, including ash, dog-rose, birch, hawthorn, START: The Green, High Road Grove – an ancient woodland. field maple and oak and hosts trials researching DISTANCE: 2 miles (3.3 km) resistance to Ash die-back, and supports its most The lane is bordered by ditches and mature hedges; a DURATION: 1 hour elusive residents – dormice. total of 21 species has been recorded including holly, aspen and the scarce small-leaved lime. Of particular With The Green on your left head to Edies Keep right alongside the hedge, at the conservation value are 3 scarce Suffolk species, Lane on the right. On the bend take the bottom, turn right into Spouse’s Grove, namely betony, common cow-wheat and wood footpath to your right 1 , left through the part of the Dedham Vale Area of spurge. Just before the bridge look left in Kingsland woods, over a sleeper bridge 2 and across Outstanding Natural Beauty 3 . Field for the local Barn Owl, Buzzards and Skylarks. 2 open fields until you pass through 2 fenced areas 3 . With Arger Fen, and adjacent Spouse’s Vale, Spouse’s Follow the lane until you reach a meeting Grove is an SSI, well known for its magnificent of paths 5 , take the public footpath to your Skylarks are active in the fields in spring and bluebell displays, diverse tree species and wildlife. right which will take you back to Edies young polecats have been seen here. Lane 1 and The Green. Keep to the path ahead, ignoring other Enter a narrow path and continue through paths 4 . Crossing a wooden bridge, the a gap in the hedge into Kingsland Lane 4 . path climbs until you reach a high point Turn right. Wildlife Walk (and a bench!). Continue downhill on the START: The Green, High Road path, at the bottom turn right onto a public footpath . 5Walk out of the grove and DISTANCE: 2.2 miles (3.6 km) across a boardwalk 6 . DURATION: 1¼ hours Ahead is a further area of With The Green to your right head along reserve called Ford’s Heath, High Road, into Locks Lane on your left, where there is a programme continuing to the Suffolk Wildlife Nature of conversion of arable land Reserve 1 . Enter and bear right along the back to heathland. hedge line, passing a small raised reservoir to your left. Turn left and almost immediately left again and The reservoir was originally formed to supply local go through the woods. At the fruit farming and will be managed for wildlife and other side 7 turn right and follow the accessible to visitors. path, passing a small quarrying area on your left, to join a track 8 . Follow the As the path moves to the left, take the right track to Gedding Hall Farm, turn right turn over a bridge into Hullbacks Grove 2 . along High Road returning to The Green. Leavenheath Walks Four circular walks around Leavenheath village 1 2 Hare & Hounds 3 5 6 8 4 3 KEY TO MAP 2 7 Orchard Walk 7 Permissive Path 5 6 The Lanes and Lakes 4 Permissive Path Kingsland Walk 1 Wildlife Walk 4 1 1 5 5 Permissive Path 3 6 Link between walks 2 Public Footpath Bridleway The Lion Restricted Byway 2 Long Distance Routes AONB Area Permissive Paths are routes, that the landowner has kindly allowed the public to use with their permission. They are not legally recorded Public Rights of Way. Map based on Ordnance Survey Copyright 3 mapping. All rights reserved. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright. Suffolk County Council 4 Licence No. 100023395 2015. Bear right onto a permissive path along a With care, cross the A134 and follow Plough The Lanes row of conifers. Follow signs to the left side Lane, a long straight, quiet lane bounded by of a golf green, then right down to a bridge orchards and the Golf Course. on the left 5 . Cross the bridge and take a and Lakes Just before Dalton’s Farm second permissive path on your right along START: Harrow Street (Hare & Hounds) turn right 3 into the the north side of the lakes. DISTANCE: 2.9 miles (4.7 km) Dedham Vale AONB, alongside the DURATION: 1½ hours The lakes, called the Carrs, are four large ponds that orchard and Golf feed the River Stour. Course. At Thomsons With the pub to your right walk along Harrow Farm, continue ahead After a few minutes turn sharp left 6 to join a Street until you reach Vincents Farm, take along Cock Street to track back to Harrow Street where you turn left the public footpath to your left 1 across a Spring Farm 4 . field. Beyond the hedge turn right and and walk back to the Hare and Hounds Pub. continue to steps 2 at Harrow Street Farm. Enjoy the lovely view to the left and see the If you wish additionally to visit St Matthews Church, this Follow the footpath opposite which will lead magnificent 15th Century tower of St.Mary’s sits some 40 metres south on the east side of the A134. up a slope, through a gap in a hedge and on church, Stoke by Nayland - a favourite of John to Keeper’s Lane 3 . Constable which featured in many of his paintings Ahead is the entrance to Stoke by Nayland Hotel. At the barn, turn right. Follow the path This family owned ‘4 star’ hotel welcomes all Orchard Walk keeping the farm on your left and continue visitors and offers a restaurant, country lodges, two START: Honey Tye (The Lion Public House) through the woods 5 . championship golf courses, spa, fitness club and DISTANCE: 3 miles (5 km) gift shop. Parking is available. DURATION: 1¾ hours This takes you past a lovely pond and a new scrape pond can be seen alongside the stream. Look out for traffic as you continue down the road between lakes up to a T-junction. With the pub on your right, follow the Pass through the gate on the right, then Turn right to the junction with pavement until you reach the Public through two more gates to a lane 6 . Turn Cock Street with a post box 4 . Footpath 1 . Turn left onto the right up the lane to Cock Street and take the footpath to Edies Lane. Turn right next path to the left 7 . Keeping the hedge You will pass Dalton’s Farm on and soon right again into High and trees on your right, follow the path all the the left; the country lodges Road, then left along Maple way back down to a track and turn right on your right are sited where Way and at 2 turn right to through a field gate, to return to Honey Tye. the Land Army Girls were Royston Wood. billeted during WW2. The Honey Tye is the oldest hamlet with Honey Hall, original water tower has You are welcome to explore the a pink medieval hall (not open), The Lion Public been restored. Royston Community Woodland. House serving food; fresh flowers and vegetables are available at Tye Barn opposite..