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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.43025, 1.50434
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- 🐕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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Named cycling route nearby: Heart of Suffolk Route
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beccles and Geldeston circular walkWalking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beccles Marsh Blue TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Tooks Common Lane past Little Common
Photos
Tooks Common Lane past Little Common
✓ 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
7,177 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,177 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummerautumn
2025Mole · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Muntjac
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
🐝Insects36 species
summerautumn
2025Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Selfheal · Sanicle · Bittersweet · Great Willowherb · Branched Bur-reed
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- SanicleSanicula europaea2024
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,177 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummerautumn
2025Mole · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Muntjac
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
🐝Insects36 species
summerautumn
2025Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Selfheal · Sanicle · Bittersweet · Great Willowherb · Branched Bur-reed
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- SanicleSanicula europaea2024
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpesRed FoxVulpes vulpesChinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2024Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis20242024
2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Creeping Bent
Creeping Bent
Agrostis stolonifera2024
Agrostis stolonifera2024
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Events & activities nearby
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