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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 🎳 Bowling greens 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Garden Thyme, Common Field-speedwell +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Garden Thyme, Common Field-speedwell +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Firebug +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Firebug +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garden Thyme, Alexanders, Dandelion +13 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe Ferry Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk Walking route 89 km ▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour & Orwell Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 202 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10B Local cycle route
Show on map NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, Ipswich Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
97,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 97,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Stag Beetle · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Summer Chafer · Wool Carder Bee +16
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025 Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cherry Plum · Gorse +19
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Gorse Ulex europaeus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 97,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Stag Beetle · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Summer Chafer · Wool Carder Bee +16
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025 Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn · Cherry Plum · Gorse +19
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Gorse Ulex europaeus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2025
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2025
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2025
Heart-leaved Bergenia Bergenia cordifolia
Heart-leaved Bergenia Bergenia cordifolia
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata2025
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Tall Nightshade Solanum chenopodioides2025
Tall Nightshade Solanum chenopodioides2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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