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Pondhall Wood

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Agrimony, Thistle, Meadow Vetchling +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Agrimony, Thistle, Meadow Vetchling +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

South Suffolk Route BCycling route

Named routeRef BRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

South Suffolk Route B3Cycling route

Named routeRef B3Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

19,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Magpie · Lapwing +73

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
JayGarrulus glandarius
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
KnotCalidris canutus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CootFulica atra
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Common GullLarus canus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SanderlingCalidris alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Magpie · Lapwing +73

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
JayGarrulus glandarius
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
KnotCalidris canutus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CootFulica atra
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Common GullLarus canus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SanderlingCalidris alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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