This pretty cottage is centrally located, just a short walk away from the picturesque and historic market town of Framlingham, it offers a great market square and a good range of shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. Nearby is the 12th-century Framlingham Castle, surrounded by parkland and a lake. It is a natural dog friendly haven for wildlife and popular with walkers. There is lots to do nearby including cycling, walking, golf, fishing and bird watching. Suffolk’s Heritage Coast is a 30 minute drive away. Aldeburgh, with its sand and shingle beach that backs on to the pretty seaside town with shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants is 15 miles away. Southwold with its pier, sand and shingle beach and promenade which runs along the front of the town, is 20 miles away.
Ground Floor:
Living room: Freeview TV, DVD Player
Kitchen/dining room: Electric Oven, Gas Hob, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer
Utility Room: Washing Machine
First Floor:
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed, Freeview TV
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Over, Toilet
Second Floor:
Bedroom 2: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Gas central heating, gas, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Travel cot, highchair and stairgate available on request. Welcome pack. Small courtyard with garden furniture. Private parking for 1 car. No smoking.
With large swathes of arable land, wetlands, sandy beaches, low rolling hills, and woodland, Suffolk offers a rich diversity of habitats that support a multitude of birds.
It is also home to RSPB Minsmere located on the coast, where amongst the reedbeds, lagoons, grasslands, and heathlands, you can find some of the UK’s rarest wildlife. More than 350 species of birds have been recorded here including bitterns, avocets, long-eared owls, and spoonbills. During spring and summer migration looks out for spotted redshanks, arctic terns, and ruffs, while breeding birds include nightingales, redstarts, and turtle doves. Otters, water voles, and red deer can also be spotted.
Further down the coast is another RSPB reserve, North Warren situated just north of Aldeburgh, which is much smaller and less crowded. During winter thousands of ducks, geese, and swans, arrive to use the marshes, and huge roosts of starlings gather above the reedbeds before putting on impressive displays.
Another RSPB reserve that’s well worth a visit is Wolves Wood near Ipswich, an ancient woodland that’s home to plenty of nesting birds such as dunnocks, blackcaps, and warblers. Ideal for some early morning bird watching, great-spotted woodpeckers can also be heard drumming amongst the trees and birds of prey such as kestrels can be seen overhead.
Managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve, located near Lowestoft at the southern end of the Broads National Park, comprises a mix of grazing marshes, fens, peat pools, and scrubland. It’s one of the best sites in East Anglia to see grasshopper warblers as well as bearded tits, Cetti’s warblers, and marsh harriers. During winter, large numbers of wildfowl arrive. Look out for wigeon, teal, and snipe.
For more wildfowl spotting opportunities, Hen Reedbeds Nature Reserve is a relatively new site again owned by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust where herons, little grebes, and sandpipers can regularly be found. And look out for kingfishers and little egrets around the pools.
Havergate Island in the River Ore is Suffolk’s only island and only accessible by ferry. The coastal habitats of saline lagoons, salt marshes, shingle vegetation, and mudflats are home to a variety of waders including oystercatchers, dunlin, turnstones, and dunlins, while it’s also a great place to find brown hares.
Walberswick National Nature Reserve is one of the most accessible and popular wildlife sites in Suffolk with shingle beaches, reedbeds, hay meadows, and woodland. Spring is a fantastic time to visit when the skies are full of birds calling and displaying to attract mates. In summer, the heather turns the heath bright purple, while in winter the bird hide by the Blyth Estuary is a great spot for viewing pintails, goldeneyes, and black-tailed godwits.
