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Ixworth Spinney

10 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

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52.36105, 0.75652

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Skylark, Curlew, Grey Partridge +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Curlew, Grey Partridge +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large White, Small White, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Kidney Vetch, Thorn-apple, Common Fumitory +3 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Kidney Vetch, Thorn-apple, Common Fumitory +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

St Edmund WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 06Walking route

Named routeRef LW06Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route834 m

Named routeRef 13Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.3 km

Named routeRef 13Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route760 m

Named routeRef 13Length 760 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2025

Skylark · Curlew · Grey Partridge · Meadow Pipit · Woodcock +40

SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great TitParus major2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
SwiftApus apus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2022

Indet. Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Indet. DeerCervidae
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2022

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2022

Large White · Green-veined White · Small White · Holly Blue · Orange-tip +5

Large WhitePieris brassicae
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small WhitePieris rapae
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2024

Kidney Vetch · Thorn-apple · Common Fumitory · Sickle Medick · Basil Thyme +2

Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2022
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2022
Sickle MedickMedicago sativa subsp. falcata2021
Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2021
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,799 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2025

Skylark · Curlew · Grey Partridge · Meadow Pipit · Woodcock +40

SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great TitParus major2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
SwiftApus apus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2022

Indet. Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Indet. DeerCervidae
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2022

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2022

Large White · Green-veined White · Small White · Holly Blue · Orange-tip +5

Large WhitePieris brassicae
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small WhitePieris rapae
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2024

Kidney Vetch · Thorn-apple · Common Fumitory · Sickle Medick · Basil Thyme +2

Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2022
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2022
Sickle MedickMedicago sativa subsp. falcata2021
Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2021
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Icknield Way alongside Ixworth Spinney

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