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Shrive's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Simon Leatherdale · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.94128, 0.72040

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Bramble, Hogweed +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Elder, Bramble +71 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Box Tree Moth, Ringlet +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Box Tree Moth, Ringlet +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Margery Allingham WalkWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Round ChapelWalking route

Circular route around Chappel. Whilst it is not signed, it has been recorded on OSM in 'Name' fields for some time.

Named routeLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route144 m
Named routeRef 13Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 13Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 13Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Colne park monument

📷 Simon Leatherdale · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Colne park monument

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bures Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🌱Bures CommonUrban park5 km→🌱Colne GreenUrban park2.2 km→✦World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel ViaductHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2 km→⛪Earls Colne Baptist ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→

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