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St Mary's Church

📷 JThomas · 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Reed Warbler +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Reed Warbler +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Bent, Hard Rush, Great Willowherb +80 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Bent, Hard Rush, Great Willowherb +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Bulrush, Water Mint, Rowan +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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 route33 m

Named routeRef 1Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route245 m

Named routeRef 1Length 245 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Turtle Dove · Reed Warbler · Red Kite · Blue Tit +89

Barn OwlTyto alba
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RookCorvus frugilegus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoshawkAstur gentilis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
TealAnas crecca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Otter · Hedgehog · Chinese Water Deer · Brown Hare · Mole

OtterLutra lutra2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2022

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2023

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2021
FrogRana2021

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2022
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2022
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2022
Magdalis cerasiMagdalis cerasi2022
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021

🌿

Plants83 species

spring

2025

Creeping Bent · Hard Rush · Great Willowherb · Bittersweet · Bulrush +78

Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2021
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2022
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
Common StonewortChara vulgaris2023
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2022
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021
DockRumex2021
Common Water-crowfootRanunculus aquatilis2021
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2021
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2022
Common SedgeCarex nigra2021
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021
White CampionSilene latifolia2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2021
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2021
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021
LemnaLemna2021
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2021
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2021
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
HemlockConium maculatum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2022
NightshadeSolanum2022
Club-RushSchoenoplectus2022
MyriophyllumMyriophyllum2022
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2022
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2022
CowslipPrimula veris2022
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
Common CudweedFilago germanica2021
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica2021
Slimy-fruited StonewortNitella capillaris2021
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2021
Water CressNasturtium officinale2021
Fragile StonewortChara globularis2021
WatercressNasturtium officinale2021
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2021
PignutConopodium majus2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Weeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis2021
NymphaeaNymphaea2021
Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Turtle Dove · Reed Warbler · Red Kite · Blue Tit +89

Barn OwlTyto alba
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RookCorvus frugilegus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoshawkAstur gentilis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
TealAnas crecca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Otter · Hedgehog · Chinese Water Deer · Brown Hare · Mole

OtterLutra lutra2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2022

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2023

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2021
FrogRana2021

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2022
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2022
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2022
Magdalis cerasiMagdalis cerasi2022
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021

🌿

Plants83 species

spring

2025

Creeping Bent · Hard Rush · Great Willowherb · Bittersweet · Bulrush +78

Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2021
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2022
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
Common StonewortChara vulgaris2023
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2022
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021
DockRumex2021
Common Water-crowfootRanunculus aquatilis2021
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2021
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2022
Common SedgeCarex nigra2021
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021
White CampionSilene latifolia2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2021
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2021
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021
LemnaLemna2021
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2021
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2021
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
HemlockConium maculatum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2022
NightshadeSolanum2022
Club-RushSchoenoplectus2022
MyriophyllumMyriophyllum2022
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2022
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2022
CowslipPrimula veris2022
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
Common CudweedFilago germanica2021
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica2021
Slimy-fruited StonewortNitella capillaris2021
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2021
Water CressNasturtium officinale2021
Fragile StonewortChara globularis2021
WatercressNasturtium officinale2021
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2021
PignutConopodium majus2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Weeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis2021
NymphaeaNymphaea2021
Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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