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Round Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

WildlifeBirdsFungi

Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Martin, Swift, Pied Wagtail +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Swift, Pied Wagtail +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Physconia perisidiosa, Physcia tenella, Myriolecis antiqua +45 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physconia perisidiosa, Physcia tenella, Myriolecis antiqua +45 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Field Maple, Pyramidal Orchid +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Sweet Cicely +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 40Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 40Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 40Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

House Martin · Swift · Pied Wagtail · Spotted Flycatcher · Goldfinch +51

House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
CootFulica atra2015

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Red Deer · Domestic Dog · Fallow Deer · Bank Vole +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Fallow DeerDama dama2019
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2016
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2016
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2015
StoatMustela erminea2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2024

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐟

Fish2 species

summer

2019

Rudd · Roach

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus
RoachRutilus rutilus2016

🐝

Insects80 species

summer

2025

Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown · Painted Lady · Large White +75

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2014
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2016
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2015
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2020
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2016
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2019
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2018
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2017
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2014
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2014
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2014
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2014
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Dendroxena quadrimaculataDendroxena quadrimaculata2024
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2020
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2019
Clouded YellowColias croceus2016
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2016
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2016

🌿

Plants53 species

springsummer

2025

Pedunculate Oak · Field Maple · Hawthorn · Pyramidal Orchid · Cowslip +48

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2016
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
DillAnethum graveolens
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Tall EryngoEryngium giganteum
Blue EryngoEryngium planum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Black MulberryMorus nigra2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2023
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2022
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2021
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2021
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021
Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2021
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2019
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2019
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2019
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

House Martin · Swift · Pied Wagtail · Spotted Flycatcher · Goldfinch +51

House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
CootFulica atra2015

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Red Deer · Domestic Dog · Fallow Deer · Bank Vole +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Fallow DeerDama dama2019
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2016
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2016
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2015
StoatMustela erminea2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2024

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐟

Fish2 species

summer

2019

Rudd · Roach

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus
RoachRutilus rutilus2016

🐝

Insects80 species

summer

2025

Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown · Painted Lady · Large White +75

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2014
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2016
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2015
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2020
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2016
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2019
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2018
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2017
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2014
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2014
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2014
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2014
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Dendroxena quadrimaculataDendroxena quadrimaculata2024
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2020
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2019
Clouded YellowColias croceus2016
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2016
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2016

🌿

Plants53 species

springsummer

2025

Pedunculate Oak · Field Maple · Hawthorn · Pyramidal Orchid · Cowslip +48

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2016
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
DillAnethum graveolens
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Tall EryngoEryngium giganteum
Blue EryngoEryngium planum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Black MulberryMorus nigra2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2023
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2022
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2021
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2021
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021
Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2021
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2019
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2019
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2019
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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