Round Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 54 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 54 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Mid Suffolk Getting here
52.12547, 1.02724
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bugle, Early-purple Orchid, Meadowsweet +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, White Admiral, Meadow Brown +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, White Admiral, Meadow Brown +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gipping Valley River Path Walking route ▾
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 48 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 982 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 982 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 708 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 708 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 563 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 563 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 834 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 834 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Path towards Bonny Wood near Barking, Suffolk
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Wildlife to spot
3,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,839 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon +42
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +16
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Xylota segnis 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Round-leaved Fluellen · Blackthorn · Red Clover
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,839 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon +42
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +16
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Xylota segnis 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Round-leaved Fluellen · Blackthorn · Red Clover
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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