Stockton Stone - Standing Stone
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.49774, 1.51488
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Ruff +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Ruff +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Lygus pratensis +204 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hornbeam, Wood Avens, Hazel +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beccles and Geldeston circular walkWalking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Stockton Stone in the snow
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Wildlife to spot
22,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit · Kestrel +45
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Large Red Damselfly · Demetrias atricapillus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Little Snipefly +4
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit · Kestrel +45
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Large Red Damselfly · Demetrias atricapillus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Little Snipefly +4
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket
Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema thalassinum2025
Meconema thalassinum2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025