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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.05591, 1.14038
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
188 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Photos
Footpath alongside the disused Alderman canal
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
41,738 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,738 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +42
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Harlequin Ladybird +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green Alkanet · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Butterfly-bush · Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Horse-chestnut +20
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,738 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +42
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Harlequin Ladybird +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green Alkanet · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Butterfly-bush · Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Horse-chestnut +20
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumHeart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaHeart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaLungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025HopHumulus lupulus2025HopHumulus lupulus2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2025Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides2025Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025