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Thompson's Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.97487, 0.81144

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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
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Hazel +10 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Yellow Archangel, Ground-ivy +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route
Named routeRef A3Regional 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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dead Lanebyway open to all traffic · 207 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 207 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wooden Fence

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wooden Fence

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bures Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→🌱Bures CommonUrban park2.7 km→🦉ARGER FENNature reserve1 km→🦉TIGER HILLNature reserve1.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→🌱Fairfield Playing FieldUrban park3.8 km→

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