Gipping Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Mid Suffolk Getting here
52.22150, 1.03740
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Teasel, Three-cornered Garlic, Wood Speedwell +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +31 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder +214 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder +214 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Mid Suffolk Footpath Walking route 34.6 km ▾
Named route Length 34.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map Middy Railway Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gipping Valley River Path Walking route ▾
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 65 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 65 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 51 Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 60 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 56 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 56 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
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
11,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,320 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +29
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2019 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 65 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Rustic · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Square-spot Rustic · Green-brindled Crescent +60
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019 Wild Teasel · Three-cornered Garlic · Wood Speedwell · Fritillary · Rose Campion +2
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024 Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2022 Rose Campion Silene coronaria2022 Gorse Ulex europaeus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,320 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +29
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2019 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 65 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Rustic · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Square-spot Rustic · Green-brindled Crescent +60
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019 Wild Teasel · Three-cornered Garlic · Wood Speedwell · Fritillary · Rose Campion +2
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024 Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2022 Rose Campion Silene coronaria2022 Gorse Ulex europaeus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2019
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Garden Dart Euxoa nigricans2019
Garden Dart Euxoa nigricans2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2019
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2019
Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata2019
Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2019
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2019
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2019
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2019
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2019
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2019
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2019
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2019
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2019
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2022
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2022
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2019
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2019
Mallow Larentia clavaria2019
Mallow Larentia clavaria2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2019
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2019
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2019
Lunar Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona2019
Lunar Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2019
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2019
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2019
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2019
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2019
Old Lady Mormo maura2019
Old Lady Mormo maura2019
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2019
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2019
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2019
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2019
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2019
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