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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
51.95562, 1.33699
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed 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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed 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· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Starling +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Starling +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae, Eupeodes +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Sea-kale, Hazel +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Ramsey to Harwich)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
63 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
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,192 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Robin · Hoopoe · Great Tit · Magpie +21
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- HoopoeUpupa epops2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Firebug +34
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hazel · Elder · Butterfly-bush · Beech · Ash +34
- HazelCorylus avellana
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,192 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Robin · Hoopoe · Great Tit · Magpie +21
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- HoopoeUpupa epops2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Firebug +34
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hazel · Elder · Butterfly-bush · Beech · Ash +34
- HazelCorylus avellana
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dittander
Dittander
Lepidium latifolium2025
Lepidium latifolium2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaPersian IvyHedera colchicaPersian IvyHedera colchicaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumNew Zealand FlaxPhormium tenaxNew Zealand FlaxPhormium tenaxMexican OrangeChoisya ternataMexican OrangeChoisya ternataAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumThriftArmeria maritima2025ThriftArmeria maritima2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Sweet TobaccoNicotiana alata2025Sweet TobaccoNicotiana alata2025Giant Viper's-buglossEchium pininana2025Giant Viper's-buglossEchium pininana2025FennelFoeniculum vulgare2025FennelFoeniculum vulgare2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025White StonecropSedum album2025White StonecropSedum album2025Sea-kaleCrambe maritima2025Sea-kaleCrambe maritima2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025