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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.14581, 0.62592
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swallow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 201m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swallow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 201m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, House Sparrow +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, House Sparrow +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +23 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Chickweed, Lesser Trefoil, Spreading Hedge-parsley +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 05Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW05Local walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
St Mary's church, Hawkedon
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Wildlife to spot
1,139 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,139 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +34
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species +4
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2022
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Azure Damselfly +21
- Small WhitePieris rapae2020
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2020
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2020
Common Chickweed · Lesser Trefoil · Spreading Hedge-parsley · Cuckooflower · Great Mullein +12
- Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
- Spreading Hedge-parsleyTorilis arvensis
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,139 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +34
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species +4
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2022
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Azure Damselfly +21
- Small WhitePieris rapae2020
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2020
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2020
Common Chickweed · Lesser Trefoil · Spreading Hedge-parsley · Cuckooflower · Great Mullein +12
- Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
- Spreading Hedge-parsleyTorilis arvensis
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas