The Fir Trees - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.96023, 0.80210
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 25 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
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,532 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Fieldfare · Linnet +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Great TitParus major2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Otter · Brown Hare +2
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Banded Demoiselle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scarce Chaser · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +36
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2021
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Small White
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Common Toadflax · Himalayan Balsam · White Campion · Yellow Archangel +16
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- White CampionSilene latifolia2025
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,532 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Fieldfare · Linnet +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Great TitParus major2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Otter · Brown Hare +2
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Banded Demoiselle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scarce Chaser · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +36
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2021
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Small White
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Common Toadflax · Himalayan Balsam · White Campion · Yellow Archangel +16
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- White CampionSilene latifolia2025
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022Pieris rapae2019
Pieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2019Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2019Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2019Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2019Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2024Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2024Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2023Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2023Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2023Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2021Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2021Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2021White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Ground-ivy
Ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea2025
Glechoma hederacea2025
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024Greater HoneywortCerinthe major2024Greater HoneywortCerinthe major2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2022Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Field MadderSherardia arvensis2022Field MadderSherardia arvensis2022Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2020Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2020Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020Events & activities nearby
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