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St Mary's Church

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swift
🌿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

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swift
🌿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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Swift, Yellowhammer +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Swift, Yellowhammer +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Comma +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Comma +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sulphur Clover, Crosswort, Dogwood +197 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Sulphur Clover, Crosswort, Dogwood +197 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Barren Strawberry, Hogweed +15 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Gipping Valley River PathWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

South Suffolk Route BCycling route

Named routeRef BRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 48Cycling route

Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,983 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,983 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Buzzard · Green Woodpecker +43

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
SwiftApus apus2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Small White · Comma · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Rosemary Beetle +38

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Maple SwordtailXiphydria longicollis
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Green DrakeEphemera danica2024
Long-horned GeneralStratiomys longicornis2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Mustard SawflyTenthredo baetica dominiquei2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2023
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020
St Marks FlyBibio marci2020
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019

🌿

Plants18 species

spring

2024

Oxeye Daisy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Brooklime · Hedge Woundwort · Yellow-rattle +13

Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
Field PansyViola arvensis2023
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2021
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,983 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Buzzard · Green Woodpecker +43

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
SwiftApus apus2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Small White · Comma · Peacock · Meadow Brown · Rosemary Beetle +38

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Maple SwordtailXiphydria longicollis
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Green DrakeEphemera danica2024
Long-horned GeneralStratiomys longicornis2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Mustard SawflyTenthredo baetica dominiquei2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2023
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020
St Marks FlyBibio marci2020
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019

🌿

Plants18 species

spring

2024

Oxeye Daisy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Brooklime · Hedge Woundwort · Yellow-rattle +13

Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
Field PansyViola arvensis2023
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2021
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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