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Long Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 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 — Wood Bristle-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, River Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Wool Towns WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 km

Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 05Walking route

Named routeRef LW05Local walking route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Clare to Bury St Eds pathbridleway · 1.3 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

3,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Chaffinch +56

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
SwiftApus apus2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
JayGarrulus glandarius2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2016
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2016
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2016
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2017
NuthatchSitta europaea2017
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2016
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2015

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2024

Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Ringlet +22

Small WhitePieris rapae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Large WhitePieris brassicae
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
PeacockAglais io2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
CommaPolygonia c-album
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
GraylingHipparchia semele2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2014
Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2017
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016

🌿

Plants55 species

spring

2023

Common Striated Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Creeping Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +50

Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2015
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2015
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2015
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2015
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2015
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2015
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2015
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2015
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2015
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2015
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2015
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2015
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2015
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2015
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2015
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2015
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2015
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2015
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2017
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2017
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017
Quaking-grassBriza media2017
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017
Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2017
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2017
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2017
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2017
Hairy VioletViola hirta2017
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2017
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Chaffinch +56

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
SwiftApus apus2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
JayGarrulus glandarius2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2016
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2016
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2016
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2017
NuthatchSitta europaea2017
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2016
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2015

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2024

Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Ringlet +22

Small WhitePieris rapae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Large WhitePieris brassicae
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
PeacockAglais io2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
CommaPolygonia c-album
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
GraylingHipparchia semele2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2014
Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2017
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016

🌿

Plants55 species

spring

2023

Common Striated Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Creeping Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +50

Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2015
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2015
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2015
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2015
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2015
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2015
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2015
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2015
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2015
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2015
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2015
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2015
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2015
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2015
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2015
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2015
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2015
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2015
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2017
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2017
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017
Quaking-grassBriza media2017
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017
Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2017
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2017
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2017
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2017
Hairy VioletViola hirta2017
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2017
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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