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Settlement site E of the Cedars

8 ha

📷 Richard Mudhar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Lagria hirta, Cantharis cryptica +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Lagria hirta, Cantharis cryptica +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sea Pea, Gorse, Sea Beet +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Pea, Gorse, Sea Beet +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 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

Buckanay Lanepublic footpath · 1.3 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: track

🚴

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

Tang TrailMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

68,427 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

68,427 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds105 species

summerautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Linnet · Herring Gull +100

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CuckooCuculus canorus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
JayGarrulus glandarius
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GannetMorus bassanus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common TernSterna hirundo
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

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Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Badger · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Fallow Deer

BadgerMeles meles
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects65 species

springsummer

2026

Common Cockchafer · Lagria hirta · Cantharis cryptica · Limnephilus vittatus · Limnephilus marmoratus +60

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2025
Limnephilus vittatusLimnephilus vittatus2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2025
Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis2025
Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025
Smittia aterrimaSmittia aterrima2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Psychoda cinereaPsychoda cinerea2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2025
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025
House CricketAcheta domesticus2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Trigonotylus caelestialiumTrigonotylus caelestialium2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Oncopsis subangulataOncopsis subangulata2025
Psylla alniPsylla alni2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Chlaenius vestitusChlaenius vestitus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Seoda morulaSeoda morula2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Cacopsylla brunneipennisCacopsylla brunneipennis2025

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Plants8 species

spring

2025

Sea Pea · Gorse · Sea Beet · Yellow Horned-poppy · Sea-kale +3

Sea PeaLathyrus japonicus
GorseUlex europaeus
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Sea CampionSilene uniflora
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

68,427 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds105 species

summerautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Linnet · Herring Gull +100

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CuckooCuculus canorus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
JayGarrulus glandarius
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GannetMorus bassanus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common TernSterna hirundo
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Badger · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Fallow Deer

BadgerMeles meles
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects65 species

springsummer

2026

Common Cockchafer · Lagria hirta · Cantharis cryptica · Limnephilus vittatus · Limnephilus marmoratus +60

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2025
Limnephilus vittatusLimnephilus vittatus2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2025
Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis2025
Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025
Smittia aterrimaSmittia aterrima2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Psychoda cinereaPsychoda cinerea2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2025
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025
House CricketAcheta domesticus2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Trigonotylus caelestialiumTrigonotylus caelestialium2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Oncopsis subangulataOncopsis subangulata2025
Psylla alniPsylla alni2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Chlaenius vestitusChlaenius vestitus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Seoda morulaSeoda morula2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Cacopsylla brunneipennisCacopsylla brunneipennis2025

🌿

Plants8 species

spring

2025

Sea Pea · Gorse · Sea Beet · Yellow Horned-poppy · Sea-kale +3

Sea PeaLathyrus japonicus
GorseUlex europaeus
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Sea CampionSilene uniflora
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Mudhar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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