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Staverton Park

153 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome153 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
✦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

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Butcher's-broom, Sycamore +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km

Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest

Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip

Tang TrailMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,173 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,173 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
CuckooCuculus canorus
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CootFulica atra
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShelduckTadorna tadorna

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Insects8 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Sicus ferrugineus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants21 species

springsummer

2025

Rowan · Butcher's-broom · Sycamore · Field Bindweed · Red Oak +16

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Red OakQuercus rubra
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,173 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
CuckooCuculus canorus
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CootFulica atra
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShelduckTadorna tadorna

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Sicus ferrugineus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants21 species

springsummer

2025

Rowan · Butcher's-broom · Sycamore · Field Bindweed · Red Oak +16

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Red OakQuercus rubra
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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