Shepherd Drive Baptist Church
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.04241, 1.10848
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Bat, Hazel Dormouse, Daubenton's Bat +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cherry Plum, Green-winged Orchid +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Fynn Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route▾
154 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
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Shepherd Drive Baptist church
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27,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,077 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Rat spp.
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Rat spp.Rattus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +18
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Cherry Plum · Green-winged Orchid · Elder · Hedge Mustard · Red Dead-nettle +1
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,077 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Rat spp.
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Rat spp.Rattus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +18
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Cherry Plum · Green-winged Orchid · Elder · Hedge Mustard · Red Dead-nettle +1
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus