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St Mary Magdalene Church

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Ivy, Green Alkanet +87 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, Ivy, Green Alkanet +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Common Nettle, Garden Thyme +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 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
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

155 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
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary Magdalene, Westerfield: late December 2016

St Mary Magdalene, Westerfield: late December 2016

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