Ramsey Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 79 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 79 ha
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52.04684, 1.01568
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ 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 — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Green Hellebore, Lesser Spearwort +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Ramsons, Blackthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route B Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 48 Regional cycle route
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Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,938 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Barn Owl Tyto alba 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large White · Speckled Wood · Azure Damselfly · Red Admiral · Small White +12
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Petty Spurge · Bugle · Green Hellebore · Hairy St John's-wort · Marsh-bedstraw +5
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Bugle Ajuga reptans Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024 Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024 Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,938 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Barn Owl Tyto alba 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large White · Speckled Wood · Azure Damselfly · Red Admiral · Small White +12
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Petty Spurge · Bugle · Green Hellebore · Hairy St John's-wort · Marsh-bedstraw +5
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Bugle Ajuga reptans Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024 Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024 Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Hoary Ragwort
Hoary Ragwort
Jacobaea erucifolia2024
Jacobaea erucifolia2024
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2024
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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