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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.06603, 1.40507
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Stonechat +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Stonechat +59 more · last seen 2026; Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Green Tiger Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bell Heather, Hedge Mustard, Viper's-bugloss +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Route to the Royal Burial Ground and Viewing Tower (Purple Route), Sutton HooWalking route2.1 km▾
Not suitable for wheelchairs or mobility vehicles.
https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/sutton-hoo-national-trust
Named routeLength 2.1 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Accessible Route to the Royal Burial Ground (Yellow Route), Sutton HooWalking route1.8 km▾
https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/sutton-hoo-national-trust
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tang TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
16,056 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,056 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Yellowhammer +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Wood Mouse · Badger · Red Fox +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Laemostenus terricola · Oak Bush-cricket · Bronze Shieldbug
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Laemostenus terricolaLaemostenus terricola
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Bell Heather
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,056 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Coal Tit · Yellowhammer +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Wood Mouse · Badger · Red Fox +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Laemostenus terricola · Oak Bush-cricket · Bronze Shieldbug
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Laemostenus terricolaLaemostenus terricola
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Bell Heather
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas