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Priestley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

52.13558, 1.03807

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bugle, Field Maple, Dog's Mercury +308 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +38 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Wren +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Wren +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 11BCycling route
Named routeRef 11BLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route982 m
Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m
Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route834 m
Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over dry stream, Priestley Wood

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over dry stream, Priestley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Needham LakeUrban park2.3 km→🦉NEEDHAM LAKENature reserve2.3 km→🌱Crowley Park Playing FieldUrban park2.2 km→✦Baylham Roman siteHistoric site3.2 km→✦SHRUBLAND HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Shrubland ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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