Ash Wood - Broadleaved woodland 31 ha
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🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
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51.97204, 0.94202
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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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Path part 3 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Flatford and Constable Country Walk, Flatford Walking route 11.2 km ▾
4 miles (6.4km) return from Manningtree to Flatford. Optional loop to Dedham adds another 3 miles (4.8km). Generally flat grass and gravel paths with some moderate slopes.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Langham 1 public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Path type: service
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 48 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 Regional cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Route B1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B1 Regional cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A2 Regional cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A3 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,457 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,457 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mallard · Little Grebe · Gadwall · Coot +46
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Teal Anas crecca Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Red Fox · Badger · Otter
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Pied Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Mesembrina meridiana +5
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana 22-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Welted Thistle · Spear Thistle · Creeping Buttercup · Himalayan Balsam · Curled Dock +19
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Curled Dock Rumex crispus Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,457 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mallard · Little Grebe · Gadwall · Coot +46
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Teal Anas crecca Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Red Fox · Badger · Otter
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Pied Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Mesembrina meridiana +5
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana 22-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Welted Thistle · Spear Thistle · Creeping Buttercup · Himalayan Balsam · Curled Dock +19
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Curled Dock Rumex crispus Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2024
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2024
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2024
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2024
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2024
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Small-flowered Catchfly Silene gallica
Small-flowered Catchfly Silene gallica
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2024
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2024
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2024
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Willow Salix2024
Willow Salix2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum2024
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum2024
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2024
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2024
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2024
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2024 