Little Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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51.96124, 0.89399
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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 — Tawny Owl, Spotted Flycatcher, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Spotted Flycatcher, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Pink Water-speedwell, Reed Sweet-grass +134 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Essex Way public footpath · 728 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 728 m Path type: footway
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highwoods Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A2 Regional cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A3 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,451 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · House Martin · Song Thrush · Little Owl · Garden Warbler +3
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Swift Apus apus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Stag Beetle · Brown Hawker · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Scarce Chaser +3
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023 Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Reed Sweet-grass · Greater Pond-sedge · Creeping Bent +44
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata2023 Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2023 Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,451 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · House Martin · Song Thrush · Little Owl · Garden Warbler +3
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Swift Apus apus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Stag Beetle · Brown Hawker · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Scarce Chaser +3
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023 Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Reed Sweet-grass · Greater Pond-sedge · Creeping Bent +44
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata2023 Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2023 Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Clustered Dock
Clustered Dock
Rumex conglomeratus2023
Rumex conglomeratus2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Bramble Rubus2023
Bramble Rubus2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg. Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg. Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2023
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2023
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023
White Willow Salix alba2023
White Willow Salix alba2023
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2023
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Medick Medicago sativa
Medick Medicago sativa
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2023
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2023
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate2023
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate2023
Dog-rose Rosa canina2023
Dog-rose Rosa canina2023
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2023
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2023
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023
Dock Rumex2023
Dock Rumex2023
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2023
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2023
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2023
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2023
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2023
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2023
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2023
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Common Reed Phragmites australis2023
Common Reed Phragmites australis2023
Hemlock Conium maculatum2023
Hemlock Conium maculatum2023
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus2023
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus2023
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2023
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2023
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2023
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2023
Goat Willow Salix caprea2023
Goat Willow Salix caprea2023
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2023
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2023
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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