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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 156m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 156m away — 6 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Volucella inanis, Common Red Soldier Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella inanis, Common Red Soldier Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km

Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route

Middy Railway FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Gipping Valley River PathWalking route

Named route

Church Walkpublic footpath · 40 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 51Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 51Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 51Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 51Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 51Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

4,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Rook +70

JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwiftApus apus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little OwlAthene noctua
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GadwallMareca strepera
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Volucella inanis · Common Red Soldier Beetle

Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Black Bryony

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Black BryonyTamus communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Rook +70

JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwiftApus apus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little OwlAthene noctua
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GadwallMareca strepera
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Volucella inanis · Common Red Soldier Beetle

Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Black Bryony

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Black BryonyTamus communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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