Whitehouse Recreation Ground
8 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🦅Birds🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.07878, 1.12468
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Al's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Al's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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▾
157 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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Fisk's Lanerestricted byway · 24 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Fisk's Lanerestricted byway · 180 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 180 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
22,055 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,055 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Mallard +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dandelion · Yorkshire-fog · Yarrow · Red Fescue · Daisy +60
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,055 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Mallard +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dandelion · Yorkshire-fog · Yarrow · Red Fescue · Daisy +60
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bramble
Bramble
Rubus
Rubus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraVetchVicia spp.VetchVicia spp.Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCherryPrunusCherryPrunusRoseRosaRoseRosaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisEuonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortuneiGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseOakQuercusOakQuercusBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiLindenTiliaLindenTiliaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixVeronica cupressoidesVeronica cupressoidesVeronica cupressoidesVeronica cupressoidesWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusHopHumulus lupulus2025HopHumulus lupulus2025