Groton Wood
✦ Ancient woodland21 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
52.05146, 0.88310
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Violet Helleborine, Herb-Paris, Bluebell +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood +201 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood +201 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Barren Strawberry, Sweet Chestnut +2 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route▾
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South Suffolk Route BCycling route▾
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Route 48Cycling route▾
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South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route▾
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South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
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South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route▾
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