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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.04613, 1.17136
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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
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
191 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
58,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
58,970 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
7-spot Ladybird · Gargara genistae · Firebug · Pinalitus cervinus · Oak Bush-cricket +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Gargara genistaeGargara genistae2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti
Green Alkanet · Butterfly-bush · Lesser Celandine · Ground-ivy · Sowbread +14
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Pellitory-of-the-wall
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
58,970 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
7-spot Ladybird · Gargara genistae · Firebug · Pinalitus cervinus · Oak Bush-cricket +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Gargara genistaeGargara genistae2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti
Green Alkanet · Butterfly-bush · Lesser Celandine · Ground-ivy · Sowbread +14
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Pellitory-of-the-wall
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Pilophorus clavatusPilophorus clavatus2025Pilophorus clavatusPilophorus clavatus2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Pseudoloxops coccineusPseudoloxops coccineus2025Pseudoloxops coccineusPseudoloxops coccineus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2025Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2025Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila melanogaster2025Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila melanogaster2025Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2025Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Exapion fuscirostreExapion fuscirostre2025Exapion fuscirostreExapion fuscirostre2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2025Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025a weevilCurculionidae2025a weevilCurculionidae2025Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2025Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2025Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2025Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2025Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros2025Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros2025Macropsis fusculaMacropsis fuscula2025Macropsis fusculaMacropsis fuscula2025Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae2025Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae2025Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2025Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Soronia griseaSoronia grisea2025Soronia griseaSoronia grisea2025Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata2025Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata2025Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2025Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2025Parietaria judaica
Parietaria judaica
Heart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaHeart-leaved BergeniaBergenia cordifoliaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025