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Bigod's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.90254, 0.36607

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Maple, Dog's Mercury, Hawthorn +50 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Blackthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Orange-tip, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Large White, Orange-tip, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Bigods Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 16Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fallow field corner by Bigod's Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fallow field corner by Bigod's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉FLITCH WAYNature reserve3.8 km→🌱Parsonage DownsUrban park2.6 km→🏞️FLITCH WAYCountry park3.9 km→🌱Parsonage DownsUrban park2.3 km→✦Tilty AbbeyHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Talberds LeyUrban park3.2 km→

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