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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
52.11142, 1.40990
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Oak, Sheep's Sorrel, Common Nettle
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bracken, Wood Sage, Yarrow +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Wood Sage, Yarrow +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 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
Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Route to the Royal Burial Ground and Viewing Tower (Purple Route), Sutton HooWalking route2.1 km▾
Not suitable for wheelchairs or mobility vehicles.
https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/sutton-hoo-national-trust
Named routeLength 2.1 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Accessible Route to the Royal Burial Ground (Yellow Route), Sutton HooWalking route1.8 km▾
https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/sutton-hoo-national-trust
Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km▾
Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest
Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip
Tang TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
9,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,398 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Ringlet · Small Skipper · Gatekeeper +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae
🌿Plants11 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Oak · Alder · Bracken · Musk-mallow · Rosebay Willowherb +6
- Red OakQuercus rubra
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,398 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Ringlet · Small Skipper · Gatekeeper +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae
🌿Plants11 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Oak · Alder · Bracken · Musk-mallow · Rosebay Willowherb +6
- Red OakQuercus rubra
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSmall CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2024White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Spindle
Spindle
Euonymus europaeus
Euonymus europaeus
White PoplarPopulus albaWhite PoplarPopulus albaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024