Short birdwatching visit · Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Bonny Wood
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- April to June
- Headline birds
- Hobby · Blackcap · Willow Warbler
- Parking
- Free parking at Barking Village Hall.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The operator states that it is not suitable for wheelchairs.
Barking Tye, near Needham Market · IP6 8HP
Bonny Wood is reached by a countryside approach from Barking village rather than a car park at the woodland entrance. Suffolk Wildlife Trust names summer Blackcap and Willow Warbler and reports regular Hobby sightings. The walk combines hedged fields with coppiced woodland rides, so leave time for the approach as well as the reserve itself. The operator gives a detailed route from the village hall and notes that signposting is imperfect. Read those directions in advance; finding the public footpath is part of planning this quieter inland visit.
Birds and seasons
- Hobby · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Hobby
- Blackcap · Headline bird — Summer Source for Blackcap
- Willow Warbler · Headline bird — Summer Source for Willow Warbler
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Circular woodland trail, often wet and muddy; the approach includes a bridge and steps.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Free parking at Barking Village Hall.
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead.
- Access notes
- The operator states that it is not suitable for wheelchairs.
- Step-free access
- The operator states that it is not suitable for wheelchairs.
Getting there: Park at Barking Village Hall and follow the Trust’s public-footpath directions past Overhall Farm. It describes roughly fifteen to twenty minutes on foot to reach the wood.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Newbourne Springs · 13.6 straight-line miles
- Bromeswell Green · 13.8 straight-line miles
- Trimley Marshes · 15.2 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Lackford Lakes, 20.5 miles away in a straight line.
- Wolves Wood · 5.3 miles in a straight line
- Groton Wood · 8.2 miles in a straight line
- Bull’s Wood · 9.5 miles in a straight line