Henley Gate Country Park
60 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha
Getting here
52.08386, 1.16211
Open directionsv
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 Robin and Herring Gull
- ☀️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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Herring Gull
- ☀️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· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Ivy, Green Alkanet +113 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The Fonnereau WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Fonnereau Waypublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Fonnereau Waypublic footpath · 128 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Fonnereau Waypublic footpath · 127 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mPath type: footway
148 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
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lanebridleway · 360 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 360 mPath type: bridleway
Sandy Lanebridleway · 122 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 122 mPath type: service
Sandy Lanebridleway · 89 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 89 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
11,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,426 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2026▾
Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Linnet · Redwing · Blue Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Rose Chafer · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants62 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dandelion · Garden Thyme · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass +57
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Garden ThymeThymus vulgaris2025
- BrambleRubus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,426 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2026▾
Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Linnet · Redwing · Blue Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Rose Chafer · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +8
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants62 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dandelion · Garden Thyme · Bramble · Ribwort Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass +57
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Garden ThymeThymus vulgaris2025
- BrambleRubus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSlender-horned LeatherbugCeraleptus lividusSlender-horned LeatherbugCeraleptus lividusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusRed Fescue
Red Fescue
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025YarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburVetchVicia spp.VetchVicia spp.Common ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCherryPrunusCherryPrunusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRoseRosaRoseRosaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCommon MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2025Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2025Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025CeanothusCeanothus2025CeanothusCeanothus2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum2025Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025