Landguard Point is the most southerly part of Suffolk, south of Felixstowe. The area is common land with a shingle  foreshore, behind which is low vegetated sand and shingle with some clumps of bramble and elder,  with grass and shrub-covered earth banks and is classed as a Local Nature Reserve. It is jointly owned by Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council who employ the Landguard Ranger. The site is a Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) and supports many species of plants including the nationally rare Stinking Goosefoot.  Landguard Bird Observatory is situated on a section of bank, in part of the former wartime gun emplacements, next to Landguard Fort museum.

Web site: Landguard Nature Reserve

Landguard Bird Observatory is run by the Landguard Conservation Trust. The observatory studies and records the wildlife of the Landguard Peninsula. Bird ringing is carried out on site and a daily census of the birds on site is carried out. Moth traps are run daily from March to December. Membership of the organisation is available, including Full and Friend.

Web site: Landguard Bird Observatory

Directions: Car parking is available at the end of Manor Terrace, Felixstowe TM289325, where there is also a public convenience. A second area is along View Point Road, near the Fort TM284320 with a third at the end of View Point Road at the viewing point overlooking the River Orwell TM282320. Nearest public transport is available from Ipswich via train, that terminates one and half miles away in the centre of Felixstowe - National Express. First Bus No.77 runs hourly and stops at the junction of Carr Road and View Point Road, a five minute walk to the end of Landguard Common - FirstGroup Eastern Counties. A foot ferry runs from between Felixstowe (at the viewing area), Shotley (at the Marina office) and Harwich (at the vistor centre at Ha'penny Pier) - Harwich Harbour Foot Ferry.

Bird species: Landguard is the main migration watchpoint in Suffolk and so Spring and Autumn are the best time to visit. It has good numbers of common passerines passing through such as Wheatear and the commoner warblers. Amongst which scarcer species are regularly encountered like Wryneck, Icterine Warbler and Firecrest. Several firsts for the county have been found on the site including Desert Wheatear, Dusky Warbler, Thrush Nightingale, Subalpine Warbler, Lark Sparrow, Blyth's Pipit, Crested Lark, Red-flanked Bluetail, Spectacled Warbler, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Southern Grey Shrike, Sardinian Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler and Lanceolated Warbler.

Look offshore in late Summer and Autumn for movements of seabirds and wildfowl. In winter Purple Sandpiper are present at the point along with Rock Pipit and occasional Snow Bunting on the shingle. Mediterranean Gulls are a regular feature on the beach and around the viewing point area. In recent years a Peregrine has taken up residence and can often be seen on the adjacent docks cranes.

Local bird web site: Felixstowe Birding - Birding the Felixstowe Peninsula by Paul Oldfield.