RIVERSIDE WALK, HADLEIGH
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.04340, 0.94944
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hadleigh Railway Walkpublic footpath · 267 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 267 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route▾
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Route 48Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route▾
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
South Suffolk Route B1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef B1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
George Streetbridleway · 92 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mSurface pavedPath type: pedestrian
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
22,240 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,240 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
autumnwinter
2025Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Harlequin Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle · Small Black Ant
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2026Sweet Violet · Annual Mercury · Dittander
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,240 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
autumnwinter
2025Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Harlequin Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle · Small Black Ant
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2026Sweet Violet · Annual Mercury · Dittander
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
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