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Bourne Park

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.03520, 1.13700

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Common Ragwort, Ivy +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Common Ragwort, Ivy +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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Cycling

178 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
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Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Play area, Bourne Park, Ipswich

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Play area, Bourne Park, Ipswich

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Nearby places

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🌱Holywells ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→

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