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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 286m 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 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Giant Hogweed, Ribwort Plantain +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Giant Hogweed, Ribwort Plantain +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +47 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
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 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 ▾
161 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
23,861 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,861 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · House Sparrow +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Rat spp.
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Rat spp. Rattus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +22
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Cherry Plum · Green-winged Orchid · Elder · Hedge Mustard +3
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2025 Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,861 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · House Sparrow +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Rat spp.
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Rat spp. Rattus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +22
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Cherry Plum · Green-winged Orchid · Elder · Hedge Mustard +3
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2025 Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025 2025
2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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