Glebe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Tendring Getting here
51.88854, 1.15934
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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +172 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +172 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Essex Way (Ramsey to Harwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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
5,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Pheasant · Mallard · Kestrel +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Pheasant · Mallard · Kestrel +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pararge aegeria2024
Pararge aegeria2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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