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Getting here
52.22273, 1.48639
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small White +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Buttercup, Hard Rush +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
18,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellow Wagtail · Grey Wagtail · Waxwing · Swift · Chiffchaff +31
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Barbastelle
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet +16
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
- Meadow Brown
Himalayan Balsam · Hard Rush · Creeping Buttercup · Marsh-marigold · Yellow Iris +16
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
- Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellow Wagtail · Grey Wagtail · Waxwing · Swift · Chiffchaff +31
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Barbastelle
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet +16
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
- Meadow Brown
Himalayan Balsam · Hard Rush · Creeping Buttercup · Marsh-marigold · Yellow Iris +16
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
- Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maniola jurtina
Maniola jurtina
PeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaePainted LadyVanessa carduiPainted LadyVanessa carduiCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisLeopoldius calceatusLeopoldius calceatusLeopoldius calceatusLeopoldius calceatusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaWhite Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Common ReedPhragmites australis2024Common StonewortChara vulgaris2024Common StonewortChara vulgaris2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024