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Parkeston Cemetery

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Mute Swan, Shelduck +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Mute Swan, Shelduck +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, Pine Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, Pine Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

Essex Way (Ramsey to Harwich)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

South Suffolk Route BCycling route

Named routeRef BRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International 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

15,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +62

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunlinCalidris alpina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
KnotCalidris canutus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Podiceps auritus auritusPodiceps auritus auritus2024
Gavia arctica arcticaGavia arctica arctica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024

🐝

Insects4 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Pine Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Large White · Stag Beetle

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +62

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunlinCalidris alpina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
KnotCalidris canutus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Podiceps auritus auritusPodiceps auritus auritus2024
Gavia arctica arcticaGavia arctica arctica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024

🐝

Insects4 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Pine Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Large White · Stag Beetle

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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