America Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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52.46394, 1.40210
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Harebell, Common Nettle, Yarrow +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Eristalis pertinax, Azure Damselfly +148 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Eristalis pertinax, Azure Damselfly +148 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Common Sorrel +4 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Beata Walking route ▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bigod's Way Walking route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Length 5.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Waveney Valley Walks - Harleston Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heart of Suffolk Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HoSR Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 51 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Whitehouse Lane restricted byway · 2 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 2 km Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Private track into America Wood
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Wildlife to spot
15,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,087 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Jay · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit +31
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Banded Demoiselle · Helophilus pendulus · Large Red Damselfly · Mesembrina meridiana · Southern Hawker +11
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Eristalis pertinax Harebell · Spear Thistle · Hawthorn · Creeping Cinquefoil · Common Sorrel +21
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,087 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Jay · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit +31
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Banded Demoiselle · Helophilus pendulus · Large Red Damselfly · Mesembrina meridiana · Southern Hawker +11
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Eristalis pertinax Harebell · Spear Thistle · Hawthorn · Creeping Cinquefoil · Common Sorrel +21
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus 