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Whitehouse Recreation Ground

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.07870, 1.12463

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Al's Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

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Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dandelion, Yorkshire-fog, Red Fescue +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Yorkshire-fog, Red Fescue +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Common Chickweed, Bramble +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fynn Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

158 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees in Whitehouse recreation ground

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees in Whitehouse recreation ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Holywells ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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