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Orford Castle

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.09429, 1.53074

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Alexanders, Common Ragwort, Annual Sea-blite +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 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

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

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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

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km

Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest

Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

31,533 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,533 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Herring Gull · Blackbird +58

Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KnotCalidris canutus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Chinese Water Deer · Fallow Deer · Muntjac

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,533 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Herring Gull · Blackbird +58

Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KnotCalidris canutus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Chinese Water Deer · Fallow Deer · Muntjac

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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