Foxburrow Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 45 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › Eastern › West Suffolk Getting here
52.12149, 0.47227
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Yellowhammer +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Yellowhammer +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Variospora aurantia, Myriolecis antiqua, Lecanora orosthea +43 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Variospora aurantia, Myriolecis antiqua, Lecanora orosthea +43 more · last seen 2013
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Burnet-saxifrage, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Cuspidate Earth-moss +78 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eupeodes luniger, Large White, Small White +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eupeodes luniger, Large White, Small White +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on 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
1,570 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,570 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Pheasant · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Stock Dove +46
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2021 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Black-tailed Skimmer Yellow Corydalis
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,570 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Pheasant · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Stock Dove +46
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2021 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Black-tailed Skimmer Yellow Corydalis
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2021
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2021
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2021
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
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