Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Getting here
52.07516, 0.45899
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly, Trichocera annulata +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly, Trichocera annulata +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Haverhill to Long Melford Branch public footpath · 340 m ▾
Old Railway Walk (& cycles)
Public path public footpath Length 340 m Surface paved Path type: cycleway
Show on map
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
id: 6ba02f97-a3b1-43a9-9800-3a0328cc99ef
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
7,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 7,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus lunatus · Volucella inanis +2
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Scorpion Weed · Branched Bur-reed · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Ground-ivy +7
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025 Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dandelion Taraxacum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,210 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus lunatus · Volucella inanis +2
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Scorpion Weed · Branched Bur-reed · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Ground-ivy +7
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025 Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dandelion Taraxacum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Shepherd's-purse
Shepherd's-purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Tripadvisor
