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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.26484, 1.37700

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Wren +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Wren +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Small Black Ant, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +313 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Small Black Ant, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +313 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

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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

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 1Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 1Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,489 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,489 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds29 species

autumnwinter

2025

Greenfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +24

GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

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Insects93 species

autumn

2025

Pea-leaf Weevil · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Zyginidia scutellaris · Phorbia fumigata · Roesel's Bush-cricket +88

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Phorbia fumigataPhorbia fumigata
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Delia platuraDelia platura
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
Psammotettix cephalotesPsammotettix cephalotes
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis
Bright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Tomosvaryella kuthyiTomosvaryella kuthyi
Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Psilopa nitidulaPsilopa nitidula
Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Sigara (Subsigara) longipalisSigara (Subsigara) longipalis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Sigara (Subsigara) falleniSigara (Subsigara) falleni
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Platycheirus fulviventrisPlatycheirus fulviventris
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei
Hadroplontus lituraHadroplontus litura
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Iassus scutellarisIassus scutellaris
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius
Helina reversioHelina reversio
Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi
Coenosia rufipalpisCoenosia rufipalpis
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Microlestes minutulusMicrolestes minutulus
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
Small Black AntLasius niger
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Delia radicumDelia radicum
Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella
Cacopsylla melanoneuraCacopsylla melanoneura
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinisThecabius (Thecabius) affinis
Eudorylas obscurusEudorylas obscurus
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicusGerris (Gerris) thoracicus
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon
Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus
Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,489 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

autumnwinter

2025

Greenfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +24

GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🐝

Insects93 species

autumn

2025

Pea-leaf Weevil · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Zyginidia scutellaris · Phorbia fumigata · Roesel's Bush-cricket +88

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Phorbia fumigataPhorbia fumigata
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Delia platuraDelia platura
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
Psammotettix cephalotesPsammotettix cephalotes
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis
Bright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Tomosvaryella kuthyiTomosvaryella kuthyi
Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Psilopa nitidulaPsilopa nitidula
Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Sigara (Subsigara) longipalisSigara (Subsigara) longipalis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Sigara (Subsigara) falleniSigara (Subsigara) falleni
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Platycheirus fulviventrisPlatycheirus fulviventris
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei
Hadroplontus lituraHadroplontus litura
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Iassus scutellarisIassus scutellaris
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius
Helina reversioHelina reversio
Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi
Coenosia rufipalpisCoenosia rufipalpis
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Microlestes minutulusMicrolestes minutulus
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
Small Black AntLasius niger
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Delia radicumDelia radicum
Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella
Cacopsylla melanoneuraCacopsylla melanoneura
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinisThecabius (Thecabius) affinis
Eudorylas obscurusEudorylas obscurus
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicusGerris (Gerris) thoracicus
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon
Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus
Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Framlingham CastleHistoric site5 km→✦Framlingham Castle and its associated landscape including the mere, town ditch and Anglo-Saxon cemeteryHistoric site5 km→🌱Lower CourtUrban park5 km→✦Western TowerHistoric site5 km→✦Moated site with internal pond at Glebe FarmHistoric site3.1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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