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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 201m away — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Herring Gull +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Herring Gull +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Common Chickweed +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Common Chickweed +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe Ferry Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Stour & Orwell Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Fonnereau Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fynn Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gipping Valley River Path Walking route ▾
168 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 2A Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10B Local cycle route
Show on map NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, Ipswich Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,329 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Moorhen · Dunnock · Blackbird +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly · Stag Beetle · Norfolk Aeshna · Rose Chafer +13
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yorkshire-fog · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Chickweed · Yarrow · Creeping Cinquefoil +49
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Common Chickweed Stellaria media Yarrow Achillea millefolium Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Red Fescue Festuca rubra Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Moorhen · Dunnock · Blackbird +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly · Stag Beetle · Norfolk Aeshna · Rose Chafer +13
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yorkshire-fog · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Chickweed · Yarrow · Creeping Cinquefoil +49
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Common Chickweed Stellaria media Yarrow Achillea millefolium Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Red Fescue Festuca rubra Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Slender-horned Leatherbug Ceraleptus lividus2025
Slender-horned Leatherbug Ceraleptus lividus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei
Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Linden Tilia
Linden Tilia
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Veronica cupressoides Veronica cupressoides
Veronica cupressoides Veronica cupressoides
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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