Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.08965, 1.46726
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 280m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 280m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Rowan, Butcher's-broom +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 41
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km▾
Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest
Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip
Tang TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Butley Abbey (former) Gatehouse
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