Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
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Getting here
52.05340, 1.15671
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Grazing Sheep — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Grazing Sheep — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Canada Goose +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Canada Goose +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Firebug, Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Wild Carrot, Field Scabious +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Cox Lanepublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mPath type: pedestrian
186 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
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dock Streetbyway open to all traffic · 23 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 23 mPath type: unclassified
Stoke Quaybyway open to all traffic · 14 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mPath type: unclassified
New Cut Westbyway open to all traffic · 265 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 265 mPath type: unclassified
Wherry Quayrestricted byway · 96 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 96 mSurface settPath type: unclassified
Stoke Quaybyway open to all traffic · 185 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 185 mPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
57,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
57,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Robin · Magpie · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Butterfly-bush · Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Horse-chestnut +25
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Ground-ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
57,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Robin · Magpie · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Butterfly-bush · Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Horse-chestnut +25
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Ground-ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila melanogaster2025Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila melanogaster2025Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea
SowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaHeart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaHeart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataGoat 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 ternata2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025DittanderLepidium latifolium2025DittanderLepidium latifolium2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides2025Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025