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Thorringtonhall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland48 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
🌿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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Campion, Elder, Ivy +157 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Harlequin Ladybird, Green-veined White +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Harlequin Ladybird, Green-veined White +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

24 public paths nearby

Public paths

Rosemary Lanepublic footpath · 155 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 155 mPath type: residential

Marsh Farm Lanepublic footpath · 45 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mSurface compactedPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +44

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little OwlAthene noctua
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedshankTringa totanus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Brimstone

BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +44

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little OwlAthene noctua
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedshankTringa totanus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Brimstone

BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland towards Thorringtonhall Wood

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🌱Western PromenadeUrban park3.7 km→🌱Western PromenadeUrban park3.6 km→✦Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansionHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Bentley GreenUrban park3 km→🌱Lower Park Playing FieldUrban park3.1 km→✦St Osyth's PrioryHistoric site3.4 km→

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