Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.18978, 1.52967
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 237m 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 — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Comma +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fat-hen, Weld, Chicory +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km▾
Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest
Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip
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