Gosbeck Wood
✦ Ancient woodland23 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
52.15759, 1.13577
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Nightingale +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Nightingale +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Bee Orchid, Meadowsweet +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Pink-sorrel, Bulrush +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route▾
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route708 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route834 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route325 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,183 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
springautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Turtle Dove · Hobby · Nightingale · Little Ringed Plover +4
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood +10
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sycamore · Viper's-bugloss
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,183 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
springautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Turtle Dove · Hobby · Nightingale · Little Ringed Plover +4
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood +10
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sycamore · Viper's-bugloss
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024