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Greatley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Shepherd's-purse, Dandelion · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Limnephilus lunatus, Emperor Dragonfly +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Limnephilus lunatus, Emperor Dragonfly +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

7,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
RavenCorvus corax
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Harvest Mouse +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia pagana +18

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
EumerusEumerus
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
PondskaterGerris2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024

🌿

Plants96 species

summer

2026

Shepherd's-purse · Dandelion · Ground-ivy · Rowan · Welted Thistle +91

Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DandelionTaraxacum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024
HazelCorylus2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Common CouchElymus repens2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
WatercressNasturtium officinale2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
RavenCorvus corax
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Harvest Mouse +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia pagana +18

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
EumerusEumerus
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
PondskaterGerris2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024

🌿

Plants96 species

summer

2026

Shepherd's-purse · Dandelion · Ground-ivy · Rowan · Welted Thistle +91

Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DandelionTaraxacum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024
HazelCorylus2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Common CouchElymus repens2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
WatercressNasturtium officinale2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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