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Coddenham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

WildlifeSeasonalBirds

Free entryDogs welcome7 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Fritillary, Viper's-bugloss +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Swift, Magpie, Moorhen +9 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Rough Hawkbit, Meadowsweet

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Gipping Valley River PathWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route982 m

Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route708 m

Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route563 m

Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route834 m

Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Swift · Buzzard · Magpie · Moorhen · Grey Partridge +9

SwiftApus apus2022
BuzzardButeo buteo
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2020

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood +28

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2022
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2020

🌿

Plants27 species

springautumn

2026

Cowslip · Fritillary · Viper's-bugloss · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid +22

CowslipPrimula veris2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2021
HollyIlex aquifolium2021
IvyHedera helix2021
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021
YewTaxus baccata2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2021
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2021
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Swift · Buzzard · Magpie · Moorhen · Grey Partridge +9

SwiftApus apus2022
BuzzardButeo buteo
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2020

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood +28

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2022
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2020

🌿

Plants27 species

springautumn

2026

Cowslip · Fritillary · Viper's-bugloss · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid +22

CowslipPrimula veris2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2021
HollyIlex aquifolium2021
IvyHedera helix2021
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021
YewTaxus baccata2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2021
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2021
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track by western edge of Coddenham Wood

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