Elmsett Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.07499, 1.01805
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route▾
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route BCycling route▾
Named routeRef BRegional 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
Route 48Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route▾
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,023 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,023 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2023▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock +44
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dotted Bee-fly · Maple Swordtail · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter +3
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022
- Maple SwordtailXiphydria longicollis
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Ruddy Darter
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Water Mint · Bulrush · Water-plantain · Creeping Bent · Jointed Rush +5
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,023 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2023▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock +44
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dotted Bee-fly · Maple Swordtail · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter +3
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022
- Maple SwordtailXiphydria longicollis
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Ruddy Darter
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Water Mint · Bulrush · Water-plantain · Creeping Bent · Jointed Rush +5
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Green DrakeEphemera danica2024Green DrakeEphemera danica2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2023Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2023Crosswort
Crosswort
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata laevipes
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaHogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Events & activities nearby
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