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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.12254, 0.89745
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Swift
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Swift
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Swift, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Swift, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +35 more · last seen 2021; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bittersweet, Creeping Bent, Great Willowherb +183 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 48Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
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All Saints Church, Hitcham
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Wildlife to spot
1,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,757 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Yellowhammer · Stock Dove · Tawny Owl · Blackbird +16
- SwiftApus apus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2016
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2019▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Green-veined White +20
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io
Pyramidal Orchid · Hogweed · Cow Parsley · Blackthorn · Sweet Violet +51
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,757 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Yellowhammer · Stock Dove · Tawny Owl · Blackbird +16
- SwiftApus apus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2016
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2019▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Green-veined White +20
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io
Pyramidal Orchid · Hogweed · Cow Parsley · Blackthorn · Sweet Violet +51
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaBox Tree MothCydalima perspectalisBox Tree MothCydalima perspectalisRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2019Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2016Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2016Germander Speedwell
Germander Speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys2023
Veronica chamaedrys2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2017Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2017CowslipPrimula veris2017CowslipPrimula veris2017Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017Greater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisViolet HelleborineEpipactis purpurata2023Violet HelleborineEpipactis purpurata2023IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023YewTaxus baccata2023YewTaxus baccata2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2023Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HollyhockAlcea rosea2021HollyhockAlcea rosea2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2017Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2017Common RestharrowOnonis repens2017Common RestharrowOnonis repens2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2017Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2017Wild CarrotDaucus carota2017Wild CarrotDaucus carota2017