Wild Flower Meadow - Conifer woodland
2 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.07171, 1.11144
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — 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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 48
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
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▾
165 signed routes nearby
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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
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Wildlife to spot
23,525 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
23,525 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Moorhen · Magpie · Nightingale · Long-tailed Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna · Speckled Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +7
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Yorkshire-fog · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Chickweed · Yarrow · Creeping Cinquefoil +47
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,525 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Moorhen · Magpie · Nightingale · Long-tailed Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna · Speckled Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +7
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Yorkshire-fog · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Chickweed · Yarrow · Creeping Cinquefoil +47
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusGreat Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaGreat Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Euonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortuneiOakQuercusOakQuercusBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiLindenTiliaLindenTiliaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixVeronica cupressoidesVeronica cupressoidesVeronica cupressoidesVeronica cupressoidesWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHopHumulus lupulus2025HopHumulus lupulus2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Events & activities nearby
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