Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.37290, 1.36894
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +50 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green-winged Orchid, White Stonecrop, Hedge Woundwort +54 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Otter Vale WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Waveney Valley Walks - HarlestonWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: residential
School Lanepublic footpath · 76 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: residential
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 40Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route859 m▾
Named routeRef 30Length 859 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
St John the Baptist's church in Metfield
Photos
St John the Baptist's church in Metfield
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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