West Stow Wood

Visitor information

How to find us

Join the B1106 towards Bury St Edmunds. Turn right on a sharp left hand bend, signposted West Stow, continue along this road. Turn right into West Stow village. On the edge of the village, bear right.

The car park is a few hundred yards along this track on the left hand side.

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Sat Nav Postcode:

IP28 6HA

West Stow Wood, Bury Saint Edmunds

OS Grid Ref

TL813709

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Parking and prices

Visit often? Free parking for Forestry England national members. Buy a Forestry England national membership for £8 a month (£96 a year, annual contract applies) and enjoy visiting this site and forests all over the country. Membership covers the whole household.

Members: This site has barrierless ANPR. You do not need to display your membership car disc here, your number plate will be recognised. Please visit Manage My Membership if you need to update your vehicle registrations. Only one vehicle is permitted per visit.

Free parking for Forestry England national members only. No other membership type applies.

Additional information

Number of accessible parking spaces: 0

There are no designated accessible parking spaces at this forest. View our easy access trails page to find other forests with accessible parking.

West Stow Wood

West Stow Wood offers great walking and wildlife watching opportunities for everyone to enjoy

Located on the northern edge of the Lark Valley, West Stow Wood is a diverse woodland with belts of old pine and oak as well as newly planted and mature conifers.

Dale pond supports a variety of wildlife in the area, made special by its incredible diversity of dragonflies. It's also a summer watering hole for many birds!

Parking at West Stow Wood

Parking at West Stow Wood has been free of charge for many years. Unfortunately, as our operational costs keep rising, this is no longer sustainable and parking charges are coming soon.

Money from car parking is essential to help us continue caring for the nation's forests, including West Stow Wood and making them welcoming places to visit.

Alternatively, become a member with our Forestry England national membership. Find out more.