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Open directionsv Chantry Park is a park located west of Ipswich town centre, in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is the largest park in Ipswich and extends over 124 acres. Chantry Park was opened to the public on 17 May 1928 and was designated a Conservation Area in 2005.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 224m 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Box-leaved Honeysuckle, Musk Stork's-bill +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Box-leaved Honeysuckle, Musk Stork's-bill +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Flowering Currant, Sweet Chestnut +1 more foraging species
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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 ▾
163 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
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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
21,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Peregrine · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Norfolk Aeshna · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +8
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Xanthogramma pedissequum 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Musk Stork's-bill · Lungwort · Bristly Oxtongue · Hop +3
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025 Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025 Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Germander Speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Peregrine · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Norfolk Aeshna · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +8
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Xanthogramma pedissequum 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Box-leaved Honeysuckle · Musk Stork's-bill · Lungwort · Bristly Oxtongue · Hop +3
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025 Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025 Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Germander Speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025 Veronica chamaedrys2025
Veronica chamaedrys2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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