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Bruisyard Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome28 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackcap, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackcap, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Spiny Restharrow, Great Willowherb, Celery-leaved Buttercup +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Meadow Brown, Small Black Ant +338 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Meadow Brown, Small Black Ant +338 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Potato, Water Cress, Bulrush +4 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

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Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 1Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 1Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds3 species

summer

2025

Marsh Tit · Nuthatch · Crossbill

Marsh TitPoecile palustris
NuthatchSitta europaea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🐝

Insects123 species

summerautumn

2025

Pea-leaf Weevil · Southern Hawker · Arthaldeus pascuellus · Minettia fasciata · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +118

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa
Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Psammotettix cephalotesPsammotettix cephalotes
Hylemya variataHylemya variata
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Small Black AntLasius niger
Sigara (Retrocorixa) limitataSigara (Retrocorixa) limitata
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
Delia platuraDelia platura
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Anthomyia confusaneaAnthomyia confusanea
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Sepsis thoracicaSepsis thoracica
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Dogs-Mercury Seed WeevilKalcapion pallipes
Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Thamnotettix confinisThamnotettix confinis
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis
Kelisia guttuliferaKelisia guttulifera
Coenosia testaceaCoenosia testacea
Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti
Moss SawflyNesoselandria morio
Psylla alniPsylla alni
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Fannia pallitibiaFannia pallitibia
Iassus lanioIassus lanio
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Psilopa politaPsilopa polita
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
Olisthopus rotundatusOlisthopus rotundatus
Sarcophaga roselleiSarcophaga rosellei
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Calliopum simillimumCalliopum simillimum
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis
Tomosvaryella kuthyiTomosvaryella kuthyi
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Paregle audaculaParegle audacula
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Notiophilus palustrisNotiophilus palustris
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds3 species

summer

2025

Marsh Tit · Nuthatch · Crossbill

Marsh TitPoecile palustris
NuthatchSitta europaea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🐝

Insects123 species

summerautumn

2025

Pea-leaf Weevil · Southern Hawker · Arthaldeus pascuellus · Minettia fasciata · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +118

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa
Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Psammotettix cephalotesPsammotettix cephalotes
Hylemya variataHylemya variata
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Small Black AntLasius niger
Sigara (Retrocorixa) limitataSigara (Retrocorixa) limitata
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
Delia platuraDelia platura
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Anthomyia confusaneaAnthomyia confusanea
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Sepsis thoracicaSepsis thoracica
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Dogs-Mercury Seed WeevilKalcapion pallipes
Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Thamnotettix confinisThamnotettix confinis
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis
Kelisia guttuliferaKelisia guttulifera
Coenosia testaceaCoenosia testacea
Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti
Moss SawflyNesoselandria morio
Psylla alniPsylla alni
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Fannia pallitibiaFannia pallitibia
Iassus lanioIassus lanio
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Psilopa politaPsilopa polita
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
Olisthopus rotundatusOlisthopus rotundatus
Sarcophaga roselleiSarcophaga rosellei
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Calliopum simillimumCalliopum simillimum
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis
Tomosvaryella kuthyiTomosvaryella kuthyi
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Paregle audaculaParegle audacula
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Notiophilus palustrisNotiophilus palustris
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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