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Getting here
52.07861, 0.95099
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Bullfinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 71m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Bullfinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 71m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Bullfinch, Kestrel +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Bullfinch, Kestrel +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Willowherb, Creeping Thistle, Creeping Buttercup +168 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route▾
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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
Route 48Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,076 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Bullfinch · Yellow Wagtail · Sand Martin · Reed Bunting +8
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Meadow Grasshopper +3
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2022
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Round-leaved Fluellen · Charlock · Bristly Oxtongue · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Creeping Thistle +88
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2024
- CharlockSinapis arvensis2024
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,076 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Bullfinch · Yellow Wagtail · Sand Martin · Reed Bunting +8
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Meadow Grasshopper +3
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2022
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Round-leaved Fluellen · Charlock · Bristly Oxtongue · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Creeping Thistle +88
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2024
- CharlockSinapis arvensis2024
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Epilobium hirsutum2024
Epilobium hirsutum2024
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2024Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2024Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022Water MintMentha aquatica2022Water MintMentha aquatica2022Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesiiGlory-of-the-snowScilla forbesiiScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Nettle-Leaved GoosefootChenopodiastrum murale2024Nettle-Leaved GoosefootChenopodiastrum murale2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024BromusBromus2024BromusBromus2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Yellow NoneaNonea lutea2024Yellow NoneaNonea lutea2024LilacSyringa vulgaris2024LilacSyringa vulgaris2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2024Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2024CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus2023CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus2023Goat WillowSalix caprea2022Goat WillowSalix caprea2022RagwortSenecio2022RagwortSenecio2022BulrushTypha latifolia2022BulrushTypha latifolia2022Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2022Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2022Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2022Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2022GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022Common StonewortChara vulgaris2022Common StonewortChara vulgaris2022TimothyPhleum pratense2022TimothyPhleum pratense2022Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2022Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2022CentauryCentaurium2022CentauryCentaurium2022Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2022Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2022Common VetchVicia sativa2022Common VetchVicia sativa2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2022Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2022Corn MintMentha arvensis2022Corn MintMentha arvensis2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2022Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2022BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2022Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020