Ipswich Borough Cemeteries 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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52.06303, 1.16791
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 139m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 139m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garden Thyme, Alexanders, Dandelion +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Firebug, Common Darter +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Firebug, Common Darter +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Garden Thyme, Common Field-speedwell +80 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Garden Thyme, Common Field-speedwell +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe Ferry Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk Walking route 89 km ▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour & Orwell Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 196 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 2A Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10B Local cycle route
Show on map NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, Ipswich Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Ipswich Old Cemetery gates
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98,123 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 98,123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +14
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Butterfly-bush · Horse-chestnut · Hawthorn +16
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Musk Stork's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 98,123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +14
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Butterfly-bush · Horse-chestnut · Hawthorn +16
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Musk Stork's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus2025
Lucanus cervus2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2025
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025 Erodium moschatum
Erodium moschatum
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Heart-leaved Bergenia Bergenia cordifolia
Heart-leaved Bergenia Bergenia cordifolia
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata2025
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025 