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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.32209, 1.11087
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swift
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swift
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Swift, Pigeon +37 more · last seen 2023
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Swift, Pigeon +37 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +56 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dock, Common Nettle, Bramble +233 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km▾
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Wortham & Burgate WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gislingham Circular Walk 1 (Blue)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Burgate WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 30Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 40Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Yaxley: St. Mary's Church: The nave
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,732 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,732 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspring
2023▾
Pigeon · Swift · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Rook +11
- PigeonColumba
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2021
- MagpiePica pica2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Red Fox · Badger · Pipistrelle +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumnwinter
2020▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Peacock · Red Admiral +23
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Green-winged Orchid · Common Fleabane · Bugle · Ground-ivy · Lesser Spearwort +39
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2024
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021
- BugleAjuga reptans2021
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2021
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,732 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspring
2023▾
Pigeon · Swift · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Rook +11
- PigeonColumba
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2021
- MagpiePica pica2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Red Fox · Badger · Pipistrelle +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumnwinter
2020▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Peacock · Red Admiral +23
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Green-winged Orchid · Common Fleabane · Bugle · Ground-ivy · Lesser Spearwort +39
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2024
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021
- BugleAjuga reptans2021
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2021
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus2017
Plecotus auritus2017
2019
2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Common Pine CombhornDiprion piniCommon Pine CombhornDiprion piniHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2020Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2020Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019AphrophoraAphrophora2019AphrophoraAphrophora2019Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2017Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana20172021
2021
Houttuynia cordataHouttuynia cordata2021Houttuynia cordataHouttuynia cordata2021Sweet PeaLathyrus odoratus2021Sweet PeaLathyrus odoratus2021CowslipPrimula veris2021CowslipPrimula veris2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2020Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2020Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2020Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2020Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosaMyosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa2017Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosaMyosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Pond Water-crowfootRanunculus peltatus2017Pond Water-crowfootRanunculus peltatus2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2017Common Water-crowfootRanunculus aquatilis2017Common Water-crowfootRanunculus aquatilis2017Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2017Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2017GypsywortLycopus europaeus2017GypsywortLycopus europaeus2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2017Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2017Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2017Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2017Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2017Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2017Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017Hordeum murinum subsp. murinumHordeum murinum subsp. murinum2017Hordeum murinum subsp. murinumHordeum murinum subsp. murinum2017Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2017Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2017Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium2017Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2017Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2017DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2017DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2017Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2017Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2017White Dead-nettleLamium album2017White Dead-nettleLamium album2017Downy OatAvenula pubescens2017Downy OatAvenula pubescens2017Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2017Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2017Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2017Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra2017Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra2017