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Getting here
52.36263, 1.15199
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 59m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 59m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Yellow Oat-grass, Burnet-saxifrage +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km▾
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Hoxne Heritage WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Diss Town Starter WalkWalking route2.1 km▾
Named routeLength 2.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Diss Beacon Cycle RouteCycling route15 km▾
Named routeLength 15 kmLocal cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridge Roadbridleway · 16 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Bridge Roadbridleway · 50 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 50 mPath type: service
Bridge Roadbridleway · 8 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Bridge Roadbridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Bridge Roadbridleway · 48 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
3,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,918 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Kestrel · Rook · Blue Tit · Stock Dove +16
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Barbastelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird +73
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Ruddy Darter
Burnet-saxifrage · Wild Service-tree
- Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
- Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,918 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Kestrel · Rook · Blue Tit · Stock Dove +16
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Barbastelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird +73
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Ruddy Darter
Burnet-saxifrage · Wild Service-tree
- Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
- Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum
Sympetrum sanguineum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiWoolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovataWoolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovataBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisBrown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatusBrown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPlatycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetariaMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetariaMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetariaMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetariaPsylla alniPsylla alniPsylla alniPsylla alniMalthodes minimusMalthodes minimusMalthodes minimusMalthodes minimusBaeopelma foersteriBaeopelma foersteriBaeopelma foersteriBaeopelma foersteriCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomelaCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomelaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeMacrosteles variatusMacrosteles variatusMacrosteles variatusMacrosteles variatusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha