Gorse Wood

Wood, Forest in Suffolk West Suffolk

England

Gorse Wood

Stationary traffic, A14, Millfield Plantation Traffic was backed up from a multi-vehicle collision a mile further on.
Stationary traffic, A14, Millfield Plantation Credit: Christopher Hilton

Gorse Wood is an enchanting woodland located in Suffolk, a county in East Anglia, England. Spanning approximately 50 acres, this ancient forest is a haven for nature enthusiasts and those seeking tranquility amidst the bustling landscape of the region. The wood is predominantly composed of gorse, a flowering shrub that lends its name to the woodland.

The woodland boasts a diverse range of flora and fauna, with a rich variety of tree species such as oak, beech, and birch. The dense canopy formed by these trees creates a serene and shaded environment, ideal for leisurely walks and exploration. The forest floor is covered with a lush carpet of moss, ferns, and wildflowers, adding to the ethereal charm of the wood.

The wildlife in Gorse Wood is abundant and thriving, providing a habitat for numerous species. Visitors may spot squirrels darting through the trees, and if they are lucky, catch a glimpse of shy woodland creatures like badgers and deer. The melodious songs of birds fill the air, with species such as the blackbird, great tit, and woodpecker commonly found within the woodland.

Gorse Wood is a popular destination for outdoor activities such as hiking, birdwatching, and photography. A network of well-maintained trails and footpaths meander through the forest, allowing visitors to explore its hidden corners and discover its natural wonders. The wood also features picnic areas, making it an ideal spot for families and groups to enjoy a day out in nature.

In summary, Gorse Wood is a captivating woodland in Suffolk, offering an idyllic escape from the pressures of modern life. With its enchanting beauty and abundant wildlife, it is a must-visit destination for nature lovers and those seeking solace in the heart of the Suffolk countryside.

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Stationary traffic, A14, Millfield Plantation Traffic was backed up from a multi-vehicle collision a mile further on.
Stationary traffic, A14, Millfield Plantation
Traffic was backed up from a multi-vehicle collision a mile further on.
A footpath that leads through hotel grounds
A footpath that leads through hotel grounds
Fields Beside Church Road, Rougham Looking south from Church Road
Fields Beside Church Road, Rougham
Looking south from Church Road
Autumn Colours The oak trees didn't lose their leaves until mid December. The houses in the distance are at Newthorpe and The Downs.
Autumn Colours
The oak trees didn't lose their leaves until mid December. The houses in the distance are at Newthorpe and The Downs.
Poppies at Newthorpe The tower of Rougham church is just visible through the trees on the far left.
Poppies at Newthorpe
The tower of Rougham church is just visible through the trees on the far left.
Meadow at Rougham The foreground trees are at the end of the lime tree avenue, which at one time extended from Rougham Hall to the church. The land beyond the fence is Rougham Hall Nursery, and the lorries are travelling east on the A14. The buildings of Home Farm can be seen through the trees behind them, and the ruins of Rougham Hall are in the woods beyond.
Meadow at Rougham
The foreground trees are at the end of the lime tree avenue, which at one time extended from Rougham Hall to the church. The land beyond the fence is Rougham Hall Nursery, and the lorries are travelling east on the A14. The buildings of Home Farm can be seen through the trees behind them, and the ruins of Rougham Hall are in the woods beyond.
A14 Footbridge, Rougham Downs The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby.

The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992.

Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century.

Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further.

Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1.

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A14 Footbridge, Rougham Downs
The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992. Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century. Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further. Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1. LinkExternal link Chris's British Road Directory LinkExternal link Wikipedia
Westbound A14 near Rookery Crossroads The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby.

The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992.

Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century.

Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further.

Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1.

<span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Chris's British Road Directory
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Westbound A14 near Rookery Crossroads
The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992. Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century. Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further. Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1. LinkExternal link Chris's British Road Directory LinkExternal link Wikipedia
A14, Rougham Downs The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby.

The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992.

Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century.

Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further.

Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1.

<span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Chris's British Road Directory
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A14, Rougham Downs
The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992. Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century. Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further. Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1. LinkExternal link Chris's British Road Directory LinkExternal link Wikipedia
Rougham Downs, Westbound A14 The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby.

The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992.

Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century.

Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further.

Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1.

<span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Chris's British Road Directory
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Rougham Downs, Westbound A14
The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992. Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century. Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further. Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1. LinkExternal link Chris's British Road Directory LinkExternal link Wikipedia
Westbound A14 Approaching Rookery Crossroads The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby.

The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992.

Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century.

Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further.

Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1.

<span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a14">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Chris's British Road Directory
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Westbound A14 Approaching Rookery Crossroads
The A14 is a major road which runs for 129 miles from the Port of Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The route linking Rugby (and therefore the West Midlands and the north of England via the motorway network) to East Anglia and the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich is incredibly important and incredibly busy (Felixstowe is the UK's principal container port and the A14 is the road between Felixstowe and everywhere else) but it didn't exist in any coherent form until about 1992. Prior to the current A14 the main route from Birmingham to the Haven ports followed the old A45 road via Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, St Neots, Cambridge and then through all the towns on the A14, from there to Ipswich where it ended on the A12 – not the fast route required for transporting goods across the country with the sudden rise in container shipping during the latter part of the twentieth century. Most of the current A14 route is a collection of bits of dual carriageway acquired from other roads (most notably the A45) with occasional stretches of new road to bolt it all together. Because of its importance to the country’s economy, there are plans to upgrade it further. Prior to its use for the current route the A14 designation had been used for a section of road between the A10 at Royston and the A1 at Alconbury following part of the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street, which is now mostly designated as the A1198. The only bit of the current A14 that follows that number's original route is the spur linking junction 23 to the A1. LinkExternal link Chris's British Road Directory LinkExternal link Wikipedia
Footbridge, A14 The A14 is a major road running 127 miles from Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The road connects East Anglia with the West Midlands and The North.
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Footbridge, A14
The A14 is a major road running 127 miles from Felixstowe to the Catthorpe Interchange, the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. The road connects East Anglia with the West Midlands and The North. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Church Road junction with Almshouses Road
Church Road junction with Almshouses Road
Almshouses Road near Blackthorpe Farm
Almshouses Road near Blackthorpe Farm
Cycle route 51 at Battlies Green The National Cycle Network is slowly being extended; here a substantial tarmac path has been created to run parallel with a busy minor road between Bury St Edmunds and Thurston.
Cycle route 51 at Battlies Green
The National Cycle Network is slowly being extended; here a substantial tarmac path has been created to run parallel with a busy minor road between Bury St Edmunds and Thurston.
Ravenwood Hall Hotel A country house hotel set in landscaped woodlands, close to the A14.  See <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.ravenwoodhall.co.uk" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.ravenwoodhall.co.uk">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Ravenwood Hall Hotel
A country house hotel set in landscaped woodlands, close to the A14. See LinkExternal link
Bridleway to Rushbrook This track leads to Rushbrooke from Rougham Church.
Bridleway to Rushbrook
This track leads to Rushbrooke from Rougham Church.
Blackthorpe Barn This Barn houses an art gallery
Blackthorpe Barn
This Barn houses an art gallery
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Gorse Wood is located at Grid Ref: TL8963 (Lat: 52.236018, Lng: 0.76907052)

Administrative County: Suffolk

District: West Suffolk

Police Authority: Suffolk

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