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St Mary's Church

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km

Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route

Middy Railway FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Gipping Valley River PathWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 51Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 51Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 51Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 51Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 51Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rook · Carrion Crow · Robin · Pheasant · Stock Dove +47

RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little OwlAthene noctua
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rook · Carrion Crow · Robin · Pheasant · Stock Dove +47

RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little OwlAthene noctua
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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