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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.98464, 0.73165
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Brown Hare, Roe Deer +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Epistrophe eligans, 24-spot Ladybird +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gainsborough Trail Great Cornard WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Alp 17public footpath · 878 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 878 mPath type: footway
Alp 18public footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: path
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,242 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Earwig · Vine Weevil · Dark Bush-cricket · Pied Shieldbug · Juniper Shieldbug +28
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Earwig · Vine Weevil · Dark Bush-cricket · Pied Shieldbug · Juniper Shieldbug +28
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
