The area known as Westleton common is just east of the village centre ,next to the Gun club,as with the gun club the area was formed as a result of the gravel being extracted,this resulted in the areas of open sand and gravel that can be seen today.

The Common is a mosaic of mostly Gorse and Heather,with a few areas of shrub around the edges.

Heathlands are man-made habitats. They only persist if they are managed. The lowland heaths of southern England would quickly become woodland if no grazing occurred. They were probably created as forest clearance began several thousand years ago to make way for crops. Primitive farming techniques could not prevent the leaching of nutrients, rain washing the nutrients out of sandy soil. Crops failed, the land was abandoned and these poor soils provided a fine habitat for the heathers

.Many of the open spaces of the common are grazed my the large populationof rabbits,which result in some nice rabbit topariy.

Westleton common is part of the Suffolk sandlings and as such has a variety of wildlife associated with this habitat. The common is mainly heather with areas of gorse, with a small area of Woodland. Westleton common is a good habitat for Silver-studded blue butterflies and adders. It is one of the best sides in Suffolk for the Silver-studded blue butterflies.

The common also have large areas of open sand,left over from the gravel workings,which is used by a wide varity of wildlife including the Silver-Studded Blue Butterflies for sunning themselves.

The Heathland is made up of big areas of Ling and Bell heather which is a lovey purple colour in Summer. With honey smelling flowers and the buzzing of the bees its a lovey place to walk or sit.