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Westhorpe Hall moated site and associated fishponds

2 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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52.28189, 1.00543

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Grey Partridge
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Grey Partridge
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Linnet, Grey Partridge, Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Linnet, Grey Partridge, Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Westwood's Ant +4 more · last seen 2024; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, White Dead-nettle, Primrose +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Middy Railway FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wortham & Burgate WalksWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Saint Botolph's WayWalking route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Gislingham Circular Walk 2 (Pink)Walking route

Named routeRef GW2Local walking route

Gislingham Circular Walk 1 (Blue)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Kestrel · Grey Partridge · Linnet · Barn Owl · Little Owl +45

KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great TitParus major2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2024

Westwood's Ant

Westwood's AntStenamma westwoodii

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle · Primrose · Germander Speedwell

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
White Dead-nettleLamium album
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Kestrel · Grey Partridge · Linnet · Barn Owl · Little Owl +45

KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great TitParus major2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2024

Westwood's Ant

Westwood's AntStenamma westwoodii

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle · Primrose · Germander Speedwell

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
White Dead-nettleLamium album
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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