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Kitchen Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

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52.39537, 1.66209

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
🌿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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Sheep's-bit, Alexanders · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Norfolk Aeshna, 7-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Norfolk Aeshna, 7-spot Ladybird +10 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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route310 m

Named routeRef 31Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 31Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Blue Tit · Pheasant · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +56

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Common GullLarus canus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GadwallMareca strepera
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little OwlAthene noctua
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2024

Muntjac · Rabbit

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Sheep Nostril Fly · Migrant Hawker

Sheep Nostril FlyOestrus ovis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Pyramidal Orchid

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Blue Tit · Pheasant · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +56

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Common GullLarus canus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GadwallMareca strepera
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little OwlAthene noctua
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2024

Muntjac · Rabbit

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Sheep Nostril Fly · Migrant Hawker

Sheep Nostril FlyOestrus ovis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Pyramidal Orchid

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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