Ufford Thicks ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Suffolk Getting here
52.12872, 1.33353
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Bee Orchid, Selfheal +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Barren Strawberry, Alexanders +2 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sandlings Walk Walking route 89 km ▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kyson Hill and Kyson Point Walk, Kyson Hill Walking route 3.7 km ▾
Start involves going up a flight of steps over the railway line, the route is pushchair and wheelchair friendly, apart from one small section at high tide. Kyson Hill is a steep slope over grass and steep steps. May be muddy at certain times.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Fynn Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marshes, Mudflats and Woodbridge Circular Walk, Kyson Hill Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Some steep slopes over grass and steps. May be muddy at certain times. Waterproof footwear may be necessary.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Route to the Royal Burial Ground and Viewing Tower (Purple Route), Sutton Hoo Walking route 2.1 km ▾
Not suitable for wheelchairs or mobility vehicles.
https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/sutton-hoo-national-trust
Named route Length 2.1 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 217 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 217 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 45 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 84 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 84 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Slip road, southbound, from A12 for Ufford and Melton
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Wildlife to spot
12,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Robin +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Badger
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Southern Hawker +24
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024 🌿 Plants 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Bee Orchid · Selfheal · White Ramping-fumitory · Early Dog-violet +39
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025 Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Wood Avens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Robin +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Badger
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Southern Hawker +24
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024 🌿 Plants 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Bee Orchid · Selfheal · White Ramping-fumitory · Early Dog-violet +39
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025 Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Wood Avens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer
Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024 Geum urbanum2025
Geum urbanum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2025
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Indian Horse-chestnut Aesculus indica2025
Indian Horse-chestnut Aesculus indica2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Purple Iris Iris versicolor2025
Purple Iris Iris versicolor2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2025
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale2025
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale2025
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale2025
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale2025
Cornelian-cherry Cornus mas2025
Cornelian-cherry Cornus mas2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
Violet Viola2025
Violet Viola2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Ragwort Senecio2025
Ragwort Senecio2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2024
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