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St Mary's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🌿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
🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +139 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +139 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Great Willowherb, Ranunculus aquatilis agg., Bulrush +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Willowherb, Ranunculus aquatilis agg., Bulrush +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Barn Owl, Swift, Kestrel +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bulrush, Water Mint, Watercress +2 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 40Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 40Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route294 m

Named routeRef 40Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route107 m

Named routeRef 40Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 40Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,903 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,903 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

springsummer

2025

House Martin · Starling · Bittern · Red-legged Partridge · Montagu's Harrier +5

House MartinDelichon urbicum
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
SwiftApus apus2023

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2026

Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral +22

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2023
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023
Cacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagator2023
PipizaPipiza2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2025

Great Willowherb · Brooklime · Ranunculus aquatilis agg. · Bulrush · Creeping Buttercup +25

Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2023
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Common StonewortChara vulgaris2023
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023
Great Yellow-cressRorippa amphibia2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,903 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds10 species

springsummer

2025

House Martin · Starling · Bittern · Red-legged Partridge · Montagu's Harrier +5

House MartinDelichon urbicum
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
SwiftApus apus2023

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2026

Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral +22

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2023
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023
Cacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagator2023
PipizaPipiza2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2025

Great Willowherb · Brooklime · Ranunculus aquatilis agg. · Bulrush · Creeping Buttercup +25

Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2023
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Common StonewortChara vulgaris2023
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023
Great Yellow-cressRorippa amphibia2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023
WatercressNasturtium officinale2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023

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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