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East Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.24991, 0.93525

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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 — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blackthorn, Shepherd's-purse, Common Whitlowgrass +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Azure Damselfly, Meadow Brown +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Azure Damselfly, Meadow Brown +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km

Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route

Middy Railway FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route380 m

Named routeRef 51Length 380 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.6 km

Named routeRef 51Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route379 m

Named routeRef 51Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route756 m

Named routeRef 51Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Drove Lanebyway open to all traffic · 969 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 969 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,301 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,301 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Dunnock +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · Volucella inanis · Speckled Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri +2

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Blackthorn · Shepherd's-purse · Common Whitlowgrass · Lesser Celandine · Balkan Anemone +1

BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,301 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Dunnock +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · Volucella inanis · Speckled Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri +2

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Blackthorn · Shepherd's-purse · Common Whitlowgrass · Lesser Celandine · Balkan Anemone +1

BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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