A day visit, in good weather conditions to Helmingham Hall, Suffolk. Built in 1510, it remains a fully moated Tudor hall, still lived in by the Tollemache family. In the 1800's it was rendered with concrete to make it look a more imposing castle. This was, however, removed in 1821. The gardens were magnificent, with a wild flower area attracting butterflies (peacock, small copper, common blue, red admiral, small tortoiseshell, large, small and green veined white, comma along with a hummingbird hawkmoth. Swifts, swallows and house martins were all nesting locally and could be seen feeding and drinking from the moat. A grey heron, mallard, moorhen were also seen whilst greater spotted and green woodpeckers were heard, as were robins, nuthatches, dunnocks, wrens, blackbirds. A wonderful day out and worth a visit.
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