Little Wood - Broadleaved woodland
11 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife〰Water
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.97082, 0.89343
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Edmund WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route723 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 723 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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5,417 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,417 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · House Martin · Garden Warbler · Jackdaw · Greylag Goose +4
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Stag Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +9
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Limnephilus lunatus
Greater Pond-sedge · Creeping Bent · Common Duckweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Reed Sweet-grass +55
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2023
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
- Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2023
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,417 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · House Martin · Garden Warbler · Jackdaw · Greylag Goose +4
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Stag Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +9
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Limnephilus lunatus
Greater Pond-sedge · Creeping Bent · Common Duckweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Reed Sweet-grass +55
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2023
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
- Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2023
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum20232023
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Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2023Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2023Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023BrambleRubus2023BrambleRubus2023MedickMedicago sativa2024MedickMedicago sativa2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2023Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2023Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2023Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Spotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2023Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2023Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2023Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023WeldReseda luteola2023WeldReseda luteola2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023WaterweedElodea2023WaterweedElodea2023Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2023Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2023Water-violetHottonia palustris2023Water-violetHottonia palustris2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2023Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023White WillowSalix alba2023White WillowSalix alba2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023