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52.05847, 1.24449
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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 250m 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 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +404 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +404 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Pink-sorrel, Wild Privet +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Pink-sorrel, Wild Privet +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe Ferry Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk Walking route 89 km ▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour & Orwell Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2A Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Felixstowe - Woodbridge Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 4A Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4A Local cycle route
Show on map Route 48 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Long Strops Bridleway bridleway · 635 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 635 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Long Strops Bridleway bridleway · 748 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 748 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos New houses, Ropes Drive, Kesgrave
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Wildlife to spot
27,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,634 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · House Sparrow +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Dock Bug +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wild Privet · Snowdrop · Hazel · Snowberry · Common Field-speedwell +14
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Hazel Corylus avellana Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,634 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · House Sparrow +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Dock Bug +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wild Privet · Snowdrop · Hazel · Snowberry · Common Field-speedwell +14
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Hazel Corylus avellana Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis2025
Hadrobregmus denticollis Hadrobregmus denticollis2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cleavers
Cleavers
Galium aparine
Galium aparine
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus2025
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus2025
Algerian Iris Iris unguicularis2025
Algerian Iris Iris unguicularis2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera2025
Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025