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Remains of Church

📷 John Goldsmith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Stinking Chamomile, Many-Seeded Goosefoot, Fig-leaved Goosefoot +51 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Stinking Chamomile, Many-Seeded Goosefoot, Fig-leaved Goosefoot +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Comma, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Comma, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Spear Mint, Hogweed, Midland Hawthorn

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

8,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great TitParus major2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SwiftApus apus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Common GullLarus canus2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2020
TealAnas crecca2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
Greylag GooseAnser anser2018
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2017
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2016

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer +5

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
StoatMustela erminea2017

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2016

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2022

Small White · Comma · Gatekeeper · Large White · Common Blue +27

Small WhitePieris rapae2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
TherevaThereva2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Vibrissina debilitataVibrissina debilitata2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
PeacockAglais io2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017

🌿

Plants52 species

summer

2025

Stinking Chamomile · Himalayan Balsam · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Grey Sedge +47

Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2015
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2023
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium2023
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2023
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Grape HyacinthMuscari
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2023
Treacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoides2023
Spear MintMentha spicata2023
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2023
MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca2023
Purple WillowSalix purpurea2023
Black MustardBrassica nigra2023
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2023
Euphorbia esulaEuphorbia esula2023
Field PepperwortLepidium campestre2023
LarkspurConsolida ajacis2023
Globe ArtichokeCynara cardunculus2023
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2023
Harsh Downy-roseRosa tomentosa2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2023
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Awned Canary-grassPhalaris paradoxa2023
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2023
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2023
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2023
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2023
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2023
HollyhockAlcea rosea2023
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2023
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus2023
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2023
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2023
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2015
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2015
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great TitParus major2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SwiftApus apus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
Common GullLarus canus2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2020
TealAnas crecca2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
Greylag GooseAnser anser2018
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2017
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2016

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer +5

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
StoatMustela erminea2017

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2016

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2022

Small White · Comma · Gatekeeper · Large White · Common Blue +27

Small WhitePieris rapae2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
TherevaThereva2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Vibrissina debilitataVibrissina debilitata2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
PeacockAglais io2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017

🌿

Plants52 species

summer

2025

Stinking Chamomile · Himalayan Balsam · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Grey Sedge +47

Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2015
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2023
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium2023
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2023
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Grape HyacinthMuscari
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2023
Treacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoides2023
Spear MintMentha spicata2023
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2023
MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca2023
Purple WillowSalix purpurea2023
Black MustardBrassica nigra2023
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2023
Euphorbia esulaEuphorbia esula2023
Field PepperwortLepidium campestre2023
LarkspurConsolida ajacis2023
Globe ArtichokeCynara cardunculus2023
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2023
Harsh Downy-roseRosa tomentosa2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2023
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Awned Canary-grassPhalaris paradoxa2023
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2023
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2023
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2023
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2023
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2023
HollyhockAlcea rosea2023
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2023
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus2023
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2023
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2023
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2015
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2015
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Goldsmith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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