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Getting here
52.38108, 1.53874
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +112 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Redshank, Common Pocket-moss, Dune Thread-moss +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
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
N/ACycling route310 m▾
Named routeRef 31Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,989 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,989 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · House Sparrow · Magpie +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
Fallow Deer
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Comma · Red Admiral +30
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Hedge Woundwort · Common Fleabane · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Primrose +30
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,989 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · House Sparrow · Magpie +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
Fallow Deer
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Comma · Red Admiral +30
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Hedge Woundwort · Common Fleabane · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Primrose +30
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Redshank
Redshank
Persicaria maculosa2023
Persicaria maculosa2023
Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Greater BurdockArctium lappa2022Greater BurdockArctium lappa2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Wild PansyViola tricolor2022Wild PansyViola tricolor2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2022Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2022Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2022Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2022Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2022