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Getting here
52.29354, 1.15992
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Yellowhammer
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Yellowhammer
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Common Feather-moss +78 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km▾
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Middy Railway FootpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 40Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St.Michael's Church, Occold & Church Lane
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Wildlife to spot
1,987 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,987 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Greenfinch · Moorhen +28
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2019
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Meadow Brown · Small White · Rosemary Beetle · Red Admiral · Large White +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants58 species
winterautumn
2019▾
Bird's-claw Beard-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss +53
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,987 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Greenfinch · Moorhen +28
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2019
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Meadow Brown · Small White · Rosemary Beetle · Red Admiral · Large White +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants58 species
winterautumn
2019▾
Bird's-claw Beard-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss +53
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisLily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2019Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2019L-album WainscotMythimna l-album2019L-album WainscotMythimna l-album2019Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2019Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisPill BryumBryum violaceumPill BryumBryum violaceumRaspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffiiRaspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffiiRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumBud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynumBud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiShaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striataShaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striataWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima