Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.36500, 1.10531
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km▾
Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route
Wortham & Burgate WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Botolph's WayWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Job's Lanepublic footpath · 261 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 261 mSurface groundPath type: footway
The Lowspublic footpath · 427 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 427 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Diss Beacon Cycle RouteCycling route15 km▾
Named routeLength 15 kmLocal cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
27,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,246 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Mallard · Rook +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Natterer's Bat
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Parent Bug · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Cabbage Bug +40
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Helophilus pendulus
Gypsywort
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,246 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Mallard · Rook +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Natterer's Bat
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Parent Bug · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Cabbage Bug +40
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Helophilus pendulus
Gypsywort
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisBrown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatusBrown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPlatycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis