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Orford Belt

9 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Wigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Wigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Shoveler +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Shoveler +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Foxglove, Red Campion, Alexanders +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Red Campion, Alexanders +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus marmoratus +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus marmoratus +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

Blue Trail, Orford NessWalking route2.1 km

Named routeLength 2.1 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

Red Trail, Orford NessWalking route6.7 km

Named routeLength 6.7 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Green Trail, Orford NessWalking route6.1 km

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

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

🚵

Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

12,827 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,827 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds109 species

autumn

2025

Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Shoveler · Ruff · Woodpigeon +104

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RuffCalidris pugnax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PintailAnas acuta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedshankTringa totanus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OspreyPandion haliaetus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PochardAythya ferina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Common TernSterna hirundo
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GarganeySpatula querquedula
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
BitternBotaurus stellaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little OwlAthene noctua
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer +5

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects19 species

summer

2025

Firebug · Limnephilus marmoratus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus +14

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
SyrphusSyrphus
Carabid BeetleCarabidae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
CorixaCorixa
Ophonus ardosiacusOphonus ardosiacus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Foxglove · Red Campion · Alexanders · Wrinkled Viburnum · Flowering Currant +11

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Red CampionSilene dioica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,827 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds109 species

autumn

2025

Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Shoveler · Ruff · Woodpigeon +104

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RuffCalidris pugnax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PintailAnas acuta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedshankTringa totanus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OspreyPandion haliaetus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
PochardAythya ferina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Common TernSterna hirundo
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GarganeySpatula querquedula
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
BitternBotaurus stellaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little OwlAthene noctua
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer +5

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects19 species

summer

2025

Firebug · Limnephilus marmoratus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus +14

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
SyrphusSyrphus
Carabid BeetleCarabidae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
CorixaCorixa
Ophonus ardosiacusOphonus ardosiacus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Foxglove · Red Campion · Alexanders · Wrinkled Viburnum · Flowering Currant +11

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Red CampionSilene dioica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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