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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.12968, 1.40943
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Skylark
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Skylark
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Skylark, Chiffchaff +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Skylark, Chiffchaff +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Common Cockchafer +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
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
Photos
Rendlesham Community Centre Car Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,960 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Skylark · Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Linnet +39
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Bat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- BatChiroptera2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Small White · Red Admiral · Common Cockchafer · Painted Lady · Large White +51
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2023
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Amaranth · Annual Mercury · Dwarf Mallow · Musk-mallow · Alder +12
- Green AmaranthAmaranthus hybridus
- Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
- Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
- Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,960 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Skylark · Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Linnet +39
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Bat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- BatChiroptera2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Small White · Red Admiral · Common Cockchafer · Painted Lady · Large White +51
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2023
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Amaranth · Annual Mercury · Dwarf Mallow · Musk-mallow · Alder +12
- Green AmaranthAmaranthus hybridus
- Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
- Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
- Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2020Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2020PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisTwin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2023Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2023Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2023Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2023Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2023Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2022Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2022Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2022Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2022Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2022Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2022Ground WeevilBarynotus obscurus2022Ground WeevilBarynotus obscurus2022Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2022Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2022Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2022Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2021Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2021Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2021Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2021Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2021Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2021Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2021Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2020Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2020Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2020Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2020Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2020Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2020Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019GraylingHipparchia semele2019GraylingHipparchia semele2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Euphorbia characias subsp. characiasEuphorbia characias subsp. characias2024Euphorbia characias subsp. characiasEuphorbia characias subsp. characias2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2022Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2022Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2021Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2021Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2021Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2021Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2020Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2020Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020White Dead-nettleLamium album2020White Dead-nettleLamium album2020Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020BorageBorago officinalis2020BorageBorago officinalis2020Events & activities nearby
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