St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.21292, 1.49548
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Buttercup, Hard Rush +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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St John the Baptist's church in Saxmundham
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Wildlife to spot
20,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Shoveler · Ruff · Merlin +15
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PochardAythya ferina
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Slow-worm
Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown +7
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- PeacockAglais io
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
Himalayan Balsam · Smooth Sow-thistle · Bramble · False Oat-grass · Copper Beech +52
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Pignut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Shoveler · Ruff · Merlin +15
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PochardAythya ferina
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Slow-worm
Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown +7
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- PeacockAglais io
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
Himalayan Balsam · Smooth Sow-thistle · Bramble · False Oat-grass · Copper Beech +52
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Pignut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWild ClarySalvia verbenacaWild ClarySalvia verbenacaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOakQuercusOakQuercusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisHound's-tongueCynoglossum officinaleHound's-tongueCynoglossum officinaleWhite Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024