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Beaumonthall Wood

2 ha

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Swallow, Woodpigeon +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Swallow, Woodpigeon +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Cow Parsley, Greater Plantain +206 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Cow Parsley, Greater Plantain +206 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Skylark · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin +55

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Violet Ground Beetle · Chrysolina banksii · Fisher's Estuarine Moth · Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +2

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
Fisher's Estuarine MothGortyna borelii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Skylark · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin +55

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Violet Ground Beetle · Chrysolina banksii · Fisher's Estuarine Moth · Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +2

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
Fisher's Estuarine MothGortyna borelii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site1.6 km→✦THORPE HALLHistoric site2.6 km→🐄Brooklynne Farm ShopVisitor farm700 m→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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