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Blythburgh Priory

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52.32183, 1.59683

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +115 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yarrow, Bugloss, Alexanders +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Bugloss, Alexanders +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

St Helena TrailWalking route

St Helena Trail, Dunwich Forest. Signposted with orange arrows

Named routeLocal walking route

Reebed RambleWalking route

Named route

Marsh MeanderWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route

Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

39,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds65 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Magpie · Blue Tit +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KnotCalidris canutus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
RookCorvus frugilegus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

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Plants1 species

spring

2026

Alexanders

AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Magpie · Blue Tit +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KnotCalidris canutus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
RookCorvus frugilegus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Alexanders

AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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