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St Margaret's Church

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Knapweed, Oxeye Daisy +79 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Knapweed, Oxeye Daisy +79 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Raspberry Bryum, Hogweed, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km

Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route

Middy Railway FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route17 m

Named routeRef 40Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 40Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route4.2 km

Named routeRef 40Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 40Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer +63

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Great TitParus major2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
SwiftApus apus2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2015
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2016
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2015
LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2015
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2014
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Common GullLarus canus2018
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2014
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
NuthatchSitta europaea2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2014
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2014
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2014
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2014
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2014
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummerautumn

2021

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Otter · Stoat · Polecat-Ferret +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
OtterLutra lutra2015
StoatMustela erminea2016
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2015
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2014
Brown HareLepus europaeus2013
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2012
MoleTalpa europaea2015
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2015
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2012

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2023

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects35 species

summer

2021

Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Large White +30

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2013
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2013
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2013
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2013
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2012
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2011
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2016
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2014
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2013
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2013
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2013
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2013
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2012

🌿

Plants83 species

summerautumn

2024

Pyramidal Orchid · Centaurea nigra · Oxeye Daisy · Bee Orchid · Cuspidate Earth-moss +78

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2013
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2019
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2017
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2017
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2017
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2011
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2011
Pill BryumBryum violaceum2019
Raspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffii2019
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2019
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2013
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2013
TimothyPhleum pratense2013
White CloverTrifolium repens2013
AshFraxinus excelsior2013
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2013
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2013
YarrowAchillea millefolium2013
IvyHedera helix2013
Common SedgeCarex nigra2013
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2013
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2013
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2013
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2013
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2013
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2011
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2011
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2011
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2011
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2011
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2011
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2011
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2011
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2011
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017
Remote SedgeCarex remota2017
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017
Quaking-grassBriza media2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2017
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2017
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2017
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2017
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2017
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2013
NigerGuizotia abyssinica2011
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2011
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2011
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2011
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2011
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2011
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2011
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2011
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2011
Pea BryumBryum ruderale2011
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2011
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2011
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2011
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2011
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2011
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2011
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2011
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2011
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer +63

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Great TitParus major2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
SwiftApus apus2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2015
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2016
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2015
LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2015
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2014
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Common GullLarus canus2018
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2014
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
NuthatchSitta europaea2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2014
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2014
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2014
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2014
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2014
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummerautumn

2021

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Otter · Stoat · Polecat-Ferret +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
OtterLutra lutra2015
StoatMustela erminea2016
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2015
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2014
Brown HareLepus europaeus2013
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2012
MoleTalpa europaea2015
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2015
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2012

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2023

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects35 species

summer

2021

Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Large White +30

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2013
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2013
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2013
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2013
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2012
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2011
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2016
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2014
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2013
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2013
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2013
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2013
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2012

🌿

Plants83 species

summerautumn

2024

Pyramidal Orchid · Centaurea nigra · Oxeye Daisy · Bee Orchid · Cuspidate Earth-moss +78

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2013
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2019
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2017
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2017
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2017
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2011
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2011
Pill BryumBryum violaceum2019
Raspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffii2019
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2019
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2013
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2013
TimothyPhleum pratense2013
White CloverTrifolium repens2013
AshFraxinus excelsior2013
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2013
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2013
YarrowAchillea millefolium2013
IvyHedera helix2013
Common SedgeCarex nigra2013
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2013
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2013
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2013
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2013
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2013
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2011
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2011
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2011
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2011
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2011
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2011
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2011
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2011
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2011
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017
Remote SedgeCarex remota2017
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017
Quaking-grassBriza media2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2017
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2017
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2017
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2017
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2017
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2013
NigerGuizotia abyssinica2011
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2011
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2011
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2011
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2011
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2011
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2011
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2011
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2011
Pea BryumBryum ruderale2011
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2011
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2011
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2011
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2011
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2011
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2011
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2011
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2011
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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