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Elmwood Nurseries

📷 David Squire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.19523, 1.56405

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Martin
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐾Elmwood Nurseries on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Martin
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐾Elmwood Nurseries on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingFarm visit

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, House Martin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Swift, House Martin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Farm visits

Strong match

Farm shop

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km

Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest

Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

12,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springwinter

2025

Swift · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +51

SwiftApus apus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Turkestan ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Volucella inanis +9

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax · Common Mallow · Hollyhock · Spear Thistle · Wild Leek +6

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Wild LeekAllium ampeloprasum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springwinter

2025

Swift · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +51

SwiftApus apus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Turkestan ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Volucella inanis +9

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax · Common Mallow · Hollyhock · Spear Thistle · Wild Leek +6

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Wild LeekAllium ampeloprasum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Squire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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