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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.23343, 0.90362
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 446m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 446m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Field Pansy, Black Horehound +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Spong Lanepublic footpath · 245 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 245 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Rose Lanepublic footpath · 127 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
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Named routeRef 51Length 380 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 51Length 487 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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St John the Baptist, Elmswell - West end
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Wildlife to spot
21,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,422 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Magpie +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +20
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black Horehound · Common Ragwort · White Campion · Garlic Mustard · Blackthorn +26
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- White CampionSilene latifolia2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,422 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Magpie +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +20
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black Horehound · Common Ragwort · White Campion · Garlic Mustard · Blackthorn +26
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- White CampionSilene latifolia2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird
16-spot Ladybird
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2025Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025HemlockConium maculatum2025HemlockConium maculatum2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Yellow GarlicAllium moly2025Yellow GarlicAllium moly2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2024Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2024