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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome91 ha
Getting here
52.05302, 1.11736
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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 Peregrine and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 226m away — 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 Peregrine and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Box-leaved Honeysuckle, Musk Stork's-bill +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Fynn Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route▾
163 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
21,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,177 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Peregrine · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Norfolk Aeshna · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +8
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Xanthogramma pedissequum
🌿Plants8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Musk Stork's-bill · Lungwort · Bristly Oxtongue · Hop +3
- Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
- HopHumulus lupulus2025
- Germander Speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,177 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Peregrine · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Norfolk Aeshna · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +8
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Xanthogramma pedissequum
🌿Plants8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Musk Stork's-bill · Lungwort · Bristly Oxtongue · Hop +3
- Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
- HopHumulus lupulus2025
- Germander Speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2025Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2025Veronica chamaedrys2025
Veronica chamaedrys2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025