New Wood
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.81409, 0.71709
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Boundary of harvested wheat field and New Wood, Great Braxted
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Wildlife to spot
9,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,631 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Pheasant +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PochardAythya ferina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GullLarus canus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,631 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Pheasant +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PochardAythya ferina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GullLarus canus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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