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Brooke Way Park

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.20004, 0.98124

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Owl and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Owl and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Little Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Meadowsweet +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 20 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

Gipping Valley River PathWalking route

Named route

Shepherds Lanepublic footpath · 168 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mSurface pebblestonePath type: service

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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route982 m

Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 51Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 51Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 51Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Bury Roadbridleway · 84 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Bury Roadbridleway · 35 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Bury Roadbridleway · 263 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 263 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Bury Roadbridleway · 44 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

15,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blackcap · House Martin · Blackbird · Robin · Rook +59

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

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Insects20 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Closterotomus trivialis · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +15

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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Plants10 species

spring

2025

Creeping Thistle · Great Willowherb · Common Spotted-orchid · Fox-and-cubs · Meadowsweet +5

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
PignutConopodium majus
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blackcap · House Martin · Blackbird · Robin · Rook +59

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Closterotomus trivialis · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +15

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants10 species

spring

2025

Creeping Thistle · Great Willowherb · Common Spotted-orchid · Fox-and-cubs · Meadowsweet +5

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
PignutConopodium majus
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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