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🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
Public access Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.95730, 0.99425
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Dedham Centre Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Dedham Centre Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Playing field
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Path part 3 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Flatford and Constable Country Walk, Flatford Walking route 11.2 km ▾
4 miles (6.4km) return from Manningtree to Flatford. Optional loop to Dedham adds another 3 miles (4.8km). Generally flat grass and gravel paths with some moderate slopes.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour & Orwell Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Path type: service
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Path type: footway
Show on map The Drift public footpath · 161 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 161 m Path type: service
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B Regional cycle route
Show on map Highwoods Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 48 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 Regional cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Route B1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B1 Regional cycle route
Show on map South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A2 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Dedham - The Duchy Field & view to Dedham Church
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Wildlife to spot
29,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,770 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Kingfisher · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Otter
🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Harpalus affinis · Empoasca vitis +11
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Lady's Bedstraw · Red Campion · Flowering-rush +39
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2025 Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,770 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Kingfisher · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Otter
🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Harpalus affinis · Empoasca vitis +11
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025 Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Lady's Bedstraw · Red Campion · Flowering-rush +39
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2025 Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Suillia
Suillia
Suillia
Suillia
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2025
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 2025
2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Intermediate Periwinkle Vinca difformis
Intermediate Periwinkle Vinca difformis
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 