Whitehouse Baptist Church
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52.07512, 1.11957
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Mute Swan +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Mute Swan +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Dandelion +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Dandelion +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Common Chickweed +8 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour & Orwell Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Fonnereau Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fynn Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gipping Valley River Path Walking route ▾
169 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10B Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10B Local cycle route
Show on map NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, Ipswich Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
29,929 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,929 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Nightingale · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna · Rose Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird +12
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Yorkshire-fog · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Dandelion · Common Nettle · Common Chickweed +48
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Dandelion Taraxacum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Chickweed Stellaria media Yarrow Achillea millefolium Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,929 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Nightingale · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna · Rose Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird +12
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Yorkshire-fog · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Dandelion · Common Nettle · Common Chickweed +48
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Dandelion Taraxacum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Chickweed Stellaria media Yarrow Achillea millefolium Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Slender-horned Leatherbug Ceraleptus lividus2025
Slender-horned Leatherbug Ceraleptus lividus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Vetch Vicia spp.
Vetch Vicia spp.
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei
Euonymus fortunei Euonymus fortunei
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Linden Tilia
Linden Tilia
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Veronica cupressoides Veronica cupressoides
Veronica cupressoides Veronica cupressoides
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025 