Cockfield Congregational Church
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.16366, 0.79767
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Anas platyrhynchos x and Woodpigeon
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 13
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Anas platyrhynchos x and Woodpigeon
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 13
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Anas platyrhynchos x, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Anas platyrhynchos x, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +36 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Mallow, Hoary Ragwort +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 13
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bradfield Woods Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Green RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Black RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Orange RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Whelnetham Railway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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3,721 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,721 records · National Biodiversity NetworkAnas platyrhynchos x · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Moorhen +22
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Small Mouse · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Small MouseMuridae2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- BadgerMeles meles2020
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Small White · Comma · Peacock +21
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Large White
Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle · Common Mallow · Hoary Ragwort · Field Pansy +29
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Field PansyViola arvensis
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,721 records · National Biodiversity NetworkAnas platyrhynchos x · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Moorhen +22
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Small Mouse · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Small MouseMuridae2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- BadgerMeles meles2020
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Small White · Comma · Peacock +21
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Large White
Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle · Common Mallow · Hoary Ragwort · Field Pansy +29
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Field PansyViola arvensis
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris brassicae2019
Pieris brassicae2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2020Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2020Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2020Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus202022-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202022-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2020Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis2020Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis2020Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2020Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2020Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Common ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumLepidiumLepidiumLepidiumLepidiumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisWild PansyViola tricolorWild PansyViola tricolorHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021