Spinney Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Dog's Mercury, Bramble +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Chickweed, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Alton Water Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe Ferry Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Stour & Orwell Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Fonnereau Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gipping Valley River Path Walking route ▾
136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10B Local cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Route B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B Regional cycle route
Show on map Alton Water Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, Ipswich Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Ipswich to Liverpool Street line passing Wherstead Wood
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22,646 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Collared Dove · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Stock Dove +34
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew · Rat spp. · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus Rat spp. Rattus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +15
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Bramble · Herb-Robert · Common Chickweed · Sweet Chestnut · Creeping Thistle +28
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Burdock Arctium Birch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Collared Dove · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Stock Dove +34
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Shrew · Rat spp. · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Shrew Sorex araneus Rat spp. Rattus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +15
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Bramble · Herb-Robert · Common Chickweed · Sweet Chestnut · Creeping Thistle +28
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Burdock Arctium Birch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Betula
Betula
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Aspen Populus tremula
Aspen Populus tremula
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa 