Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.14165, 1.46597
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Carrion Crow, Whooper Swan +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Coal Tit, Carrion Crow, Whooper Swan +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Gorse, Heather, Bracken +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Sandlings Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking TrailMountain bike route10 km▾
Single track mountain bike route through Tunstall Forest
Named routeLength 10 kmRound trip
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,114 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,114 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Carrion Crow · Whooper Swan · Blackcap · Robin +24
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwiftApus apus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Fallow Deer
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Skipper · Silver-studded Blue · Broad-bodied Chaser +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Small WhitePieris rapae
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Gorse · Heather · Bracken · Germander Speedwell · Common Ragwort +10
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Bell Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,114 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Carrion Crow · Whooper Swan · Blackcap · Robin +24
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwiftApus apus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Fallow Deer
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Skipper · Silver-studded Blue · Broad-bodied Chaser +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Small WhitePieris rapae
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Gorse · Heather · Bracken · Germander Speedwell · Common Ragwort +10
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Bell Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataGraylingHipparchia semele2024GraylingHipparchia semele2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratensePine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2024Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2024Heather WeevilStrophosoma sus2024Heather WeevilStrophosoma sus2024Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2024Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2024Strophosoma capitatumStrophosoma capitatum2024Strophosoma capitatumStrophosoma capitatum2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2024Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Erica cinerea
Erica cinerea
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesWild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Events & activities nearby
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