Rendlesham UFO Sculpture – Wantisden Park loop from Butley

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Rendlesham UFO Sculpture – Wantisden Park loop from Butley

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Rendlesham UFO Sculpture – Wantisden Park loop from Butley

03:02

11.8km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

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1.35 km

Staverton Thicks Ancient Oaks

Highlight • Forest

Staverton Park, Suffolk, ‘a famous and awesome place of Tolkienesque wonder and beauty’, and ‘one of the best-preserved uncompartmented medieval parks’.
Oliver Rackham, The History of the Countryside, 1986.

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5.16 km

Rendlesham UFO Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

After the first sightings in the 1980's near Woodbridgr Air Base the final resting place of the extraterrestrial object has been identified.

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6.42 km

Rendlesham Forest

Highlight • Trail

A sprawling 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) mixed woodland, Rendlesham Forest is owned and managed by Forestry England. There are plenty of trails here for walkers and cyclists, with picnic spots and …

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6.98 km

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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9.49 km

Cyclists' Rest Stop in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Rest Area

9.66 km

Forest Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

There is lots of tracks leading through the forest, some made for vehicle access and some overgrown tracks you can just about walk along. keep your bearings though as they are made like....

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9.87 km

Gnarled Old Trees

Highlight • Natural Monument

11.8 km

Wantisden Park

Highlight • Natural

Wantisden Park offers some gloriously characterful glamping options for those exploring the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. Overlooking ancient woodland, it's a beautiful setting. There are also camping facilities for those looking to spend a little less.

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11.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

4.05 km

1.64 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

4.63 km

2.53 km

2.38 km

2.02 km

244 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

18°C

9°C

81 %

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Comments

October 15, 2022,Wantisden loop to Tangham

A good easy walk for anybody staying at Wantisden park campsite.
Can be done on a MTB/gravel bike as paths are generally open enough.
Unfortunately the cafe at Rendelsham was closed, so don't rely on a fuel stop here but they have public toilets.