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Cowper's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.03606, 0.83554

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕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

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Beet, Cappadocian Maple, Common Figwort · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Rose Chafer, Sphaerophoria scripta, Swollen-thighed Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rose Chafer, Sphaerophoria scripta, Swollen-thighed Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Edmund WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route

Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route

Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route

South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route

Named routeRef ARegional cycle route

South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route

South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route

Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Nuthatch +53

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common GullLarus canus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwiftApus apus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024

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Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Rose Chafer · Sphaerophoria scripta · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Issus coleoptratus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2025

Beet · Cappadocian Maple · Common Figwort

BeetBeta vulgaris
Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Nuthatch +53

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common GullLarus canus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwiftApus apus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Rose Chafer · Sphaerophoria scripta · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Issus coleoptratus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2025

Beet · Cappadocian Maple · Common Figwort

BeetBeta vulgaris
Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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