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Cow Wood

15 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

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52.17989, 1.39798

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sheep's Sorrel, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Ribwort Plantain, Yarrow +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Ribwort Plantain, Yarrow +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Limnephilus marmoratus, Oecetis ochracea, Limnephilus auricula +4 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Limnephilus marmoratus, Oecetis ochracea, Limnephilus auricula +4 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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 route147 m

Named routeRef 1Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 1Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,221 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,221 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch +34

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Barn OwlTyto alba
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
MagpiePica pica2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Great TitParus major2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2023

Limnephilus marmoratus · Oecetis ochracea

Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2022

🌿

Plants80 species

summer

2025

Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain · Field Bindweed · Yarrow · White Clover +75

Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024
Wild ClarySalvia verbenaca2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
LeontodonLeontodon2023
AlkanetAnchusa officinalis2023
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2023
Cedar-of-LebanonCedrus libani2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Prickly SedgeCarex muricata2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Common VetchVicia sativa2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2023
TimothyPhleum pratense2023
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2023
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
OrpineHylotelephium telephium2023
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023
CloverTrifolium2023
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
White BryonyBryonia dioica2023
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2023
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
ElmUlmus2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,221 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch +34

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Barn OwlTyto alba
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
MagpiePica pica2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Great TitParus major2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2023

Limnephilus marmoratus · Oecetis ochracea

Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2022

🌿

Plants80 species

summer

2025

Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain · Field Bindweed · Yarrow · White Clover +75

Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024
Wild ClarySalvia verbenaca2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
LeontodonLeontodon2023
AlkanetAnchusa officinalis2023
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2023
Cedar-of-LebanonCedrus libani2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Prickly SedgeCarex muricata2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Common VetchVicia sativa2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2023
TimothyPhleum pratense2023
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2023
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
OrpineHylotelephium telephium2023
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023
CloverTrifolium2023
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
White BryonyBryonia dioica2023
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2023
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
ElmUlmus2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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