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Big Wood

14 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.37193, -0.63195

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Clover Seed Weevil, Empis tessellata, Empis nuntia +141 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Clover Seed Weevil, Empis tessellata, Empis nuntia +141 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Burnet, Bee Orchid, Early-purple Orchid +3 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Great Burnet, Bee Orchid, Early-purple Orchid +3 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On the left is Big Wood

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On the left is Big Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦FILLINGHAM CASTLEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Harpswell Hall: a post-medieval house and gardens overlying medieval settlement remains immediately south of Hall FarmHistoric site3.6 km→✦Moated manorial complex immediately north west of Elm Tree FarmHistoric site3.6 km→✦Coates medieval settlement and moated siteHistoric site3.6 km→✦Cross in All Saints churchyardHistoric site3.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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