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Blackbourne Meadow

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

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Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

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Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn, Shepherd's-purse +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn, Shepherd's-purse +17 more · last seen 2026

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km

Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route

Middy Railway FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route198 m

Named routeRef 51Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 51Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route380 m

Named routeRef 51Length 380 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route487 m

Named routeRef 51Length 487 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,253 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,253 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +83

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
CootFulica atra2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023

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Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

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Insects23 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Volucella inanis +18

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2021
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2021
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021

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Plants20 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Shepherd's-purse · Common Whitlowgrass · Balkan Anemone +15

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Yellow GarlicAllium moly2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Field PansyViola arvensis2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,253 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +83

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
CootFulica atra2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Volucella inanis +18

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2021
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2021
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021

🌿

Plants20 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Shepherd's-purse · Common Whitlowgrass · Balkan Anemone +15

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Yellow GarlicAllium moly2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Field PansyViola arvensis2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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