Stowmarket Golf Club at Finborough Park 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Mid Suffolk Getting here
52.18968, 0.95149
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 482m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 482m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Owl, Kestrel, Rook +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Kestrel, Rook +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Common Spotted-orchid, Early-purple Orchid +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Common Spotted-orchid, Early-purple Orchid +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Barren Strawberry +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Mid Suffolk Footpath Walking route 34.6 km ▾
Named route Length 34.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map Middy Railway Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gipping Valley River Path Walking route ▾
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 65 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 65 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 60 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 56 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 56 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Photos Footpath across Stowmarket golf course
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Wildlife to spot
11,781 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,781 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Little Owl · House Martin · Stonechat · Rook · Swift +31
Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small Skipper · Swollen-thighed Beetle +25
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Trifolium incarnatum · Wild Teasel · Scorpion Weed · Creeping Thistle · Great Willowherb +9
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Common Spotted-orchid Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,781 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Little Owl · House Martin · Stonechat · Rook · Swift +31
Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small Skipper · Swollen-thighed Beetle +25
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Trifolium incarnatum · Wild Teasel · Scorpion Weed · Creeping Thistle · Great Willowherb +9
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Common Spotted-orchid Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024 Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2024
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2024
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2024 