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North Common Wood

10 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

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52.38197, 1.70053

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
🌿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

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Mallard +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Mallard +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 31Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 31Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route292 m

Named routeRef 31Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 31Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

33,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2025

Herring Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Teal · Tufted Duck +48

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica
ScaupAythya marila
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2025

Herring Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Teal · Tufted Duck +48

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica
ScaupAythya marila
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking across pasture to North Common Wood

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