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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.02808, 0.85964
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Honesty +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Edmund WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route▾
Named routeRef ARegional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Boxford, St. Mary's Church
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Wildlife to spot
6,313 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,313 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blackbird · Redwing · Blue Tit · Robin +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rose Chafer · Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cantharidae · Sphaerophoria scripta +13
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- CantharidaeCantharidae
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
Honesty · Greater Celandine · Branched Bur-reed · Beet · Cappadocian Maple +25
- HonestyLunaria annua
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024
- BeetBeta vulgaris
- Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Smooth Hawk's-beard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,313 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blackbird · Redwing · Blue Tit · Robin +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rose Chafer · Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cantharidae · Sphaerophoria scripta +13
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- CantharidaeCantharidae
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
Honesty · Greater Celandine · Branched Bur-reed · Beet · Cappadocian Maple +25
- HonestyLunaria annua
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2024
- BeetBeta vulgaris
- Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Smooth Hawk's-beard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crepis capillaris2024
Crepis capillaris2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024LemnaLemna2024LemnaLemna2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2024Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2023Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2023Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2023Veronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023GypsywortLycopus europaeus2023GypsywortLycopus europaeus2023Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2023Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2023