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Kirton Green

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Picnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination; picnic area

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Vernal Shieldbug, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Vernal Shieldbug, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Burnt House Lanepublic footpath · 323 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 323 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

South Suffolk Route BCycling route

Named routeRef BRegional cycle route

Felixstowe - WoodbridgeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

South Suffolk Route B3Cycling route

Named routeRef B3Regional cycle route

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

spring

2026

Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +10

WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2026

Vernal Shieldbug · Varied Carpet Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer

Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Sowbread

SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

spring

2026

Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Pintail +10

WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2026

Vernal Shieldbug · Varied Carpet Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer

Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Sowbread

SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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