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🐶Dogs🌲Walks🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
52.23334, 1.46294
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Country park — good for group day out
Free
Country park — managed habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Moderate match
Country park — mixed habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 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
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Carlton Lanebridleway · 391 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 391 mPath type: service
Carlton Lanebridleway · 329 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 329 mPath type: track
Carlton Lanebridleway · 283 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mPath type: residential
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Nightingale · Swift · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +31
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2024▾
Badger · Bat · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- BatChiroptera
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · 16-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
Yarrow · Himalayan Balsam · White Comfrey · White Dead-nettle · Mugwort +55
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Nightingale · Swift · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +31
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2024▾
Badger · Bat · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- BatChiroptera
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · 16-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
Yarrow · Himalayan Balsam · White Comfrey · White Dead-nettle · Mugwort +55
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Common Toadflax
Common Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris2024
Linaria vulgaris2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2024Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2024Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024LindenTilia2024LindenTilia2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024RagwortSenecio2024RagwortSenecio2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024OakQuercus2024OakQuercus2024Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella2024Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Star-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre2024Star-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022GorseUlex europaeus2022GorseUlex europaeus2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2021Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2021Events & activities nearby
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