Little Hawker's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
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52.41648, 1.30806
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch 🌿 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
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Blackbird +64 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 — Pedunculate Oak, Germander Speedwell, Common Nettle +134 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +13 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 km Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Vale Walks Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Via Beata Walking route ▾
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Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Waveney Valley Walks - Harleston Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Heart of Suffolk Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HoSR Regional cycle route
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 40 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 51 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Harleston, Green Lane: Looking towards Gawdyhall Big Wood
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Wildlife to spot
10,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Barn Owl Tyto alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hoopoe Upupa epops2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +19
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Tansy · Remote Sedge · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Mouse-ear · Common Sorrel +24
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Remote Sedge Carex remota2024 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024 Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Barn Owl Tyto alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hoopoe Upupa epops2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +19
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Tansy · Remote Sedge · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Mouse-ear · Common Sorrel +24
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Remote Sedge Carex remota2024 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024 Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly Fenella nigrita
Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly Fenella nigrita
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Angled Stem-sawfly Cephus spinipes
Angled Stem-sawfly Cephus spinipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2024
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2024 2024
2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2024
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2024
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024 