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Birch Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome13 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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Redshank, Blackthorn, Small-leaved Lime +26 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth +104 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth +104 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Red Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Margery Allingham WalkWalking route9.5 km

Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route

Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km

Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route

Round ChapelWalking route

Circular route around Chappel. Whilst it is not signed, it has been recorded on OSM in 'Name' fields for some time.

Named routeLocal walking route

St Edmund WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route

Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds28 species

springsummer

2025

Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +23

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022

🐝

Insects2 species

wintersummer

2024

Lesser Stag Beetle · Pine Ladybird

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

springsummer

2025

Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +23

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022

🐝

Insects2 species

wintersummer

2024

Lesser Stag Beetle · Pine Ladybird

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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