Felsham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 29 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 29 ha
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52.16039, 0.84897
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Hemp-agrimony · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bradfield Woods Blue Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bradfield Woods Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bradfield Woods Black Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bradfield Woods Orange Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 10.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White +9
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White +9
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vanessa atalanta2024
Vanessa atalanta2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 