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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Hoopoe, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Hoopoe, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physconia perisidiosa, Physcia tenella, Myriolecis antiqua +49 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physconia perisidiosa, Physcia tenella, Myriolecis antiqua +49 more · last seen 2014
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Common Blue Damselfly +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Common Blue Damselfly +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Field Maple, Hawthorn +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Field Maple, Hawthorn +60 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Sweet Cicely +6 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of Suffolk Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HoSR Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 40 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 40 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 40 Length 3.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,085 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,085 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Goldfinch · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +35
House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Domestic Dog · Red Deer
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Red Deer Cervus elaphus2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +33
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Buck's-horn Plantain · Purple-loosestrife · Dill · Sweet Cicely +18
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024 Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Dill Anethum graveolens Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Tall Eryngo Eryngium giganteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,085 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Goldfinch · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +35
House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Domestic Dog · Red Deer
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Red Deer Cervus elaphus2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +33
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Buck's-horn Plantain · Purple-loosestrife · Dill · Sweet Cicely +18
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024 Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Dill Anethum graveolens Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Tall Eryngo Eryngium giganteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2024
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2024
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2024
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023
Blue Eryngo Eryngium planum
Blue Eryngo Eryngium planum
Black Mulberry Morus nigra2024
Black Mulberry Morus nigra2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum2024
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis2024
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis2024
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2024
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2023
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2023
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2023
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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