Gardener's Plantation
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.72243, 0.77030
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Carabus nemoralis, Twin-spot Centurion, Gorse Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Carex muricata, Ragged-Robin +8 more · last seen 2025
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
East Lexham Circular WalkWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 08Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW08Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Gardener's Plantation, East Lexham
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Gardener's Plantation, East Lexham
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,456 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,456 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds58 species
springsummerautumn
2025Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Dunnock
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025Water Vole · Domestic Cattle · Muntjac · Rabbit
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Carabus nemoralis · Twin-spot Centurion · Gorse Shieldbug · Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera hiemalis
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024
- Trichocera hiemalisTrichocera hiemalis2024
🌿Plants11 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025New Zealand Pigmyweed · Carex muricata · Ragged-Robin · Water-purslane · Cross-leaved Heath
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024
- Carex muricataCarex muricata2023
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Water-purslaneLythrum portula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,456 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds58 species
springsummerautumn
2025Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Dunnock
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025Water Vole · Domestic Cattle · Muntjac · Rabbit
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Carabus nemoralis · Twin-spot Centurion · Gorse Shieldbug · Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera hiemalis
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024
- Trichocera hiemalisTrichocera hiemalis2024
🌿Plants11 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025New Zealand Pigmyweed · Carex muricata · Ragged-Robin · Water-purslane · Cross-leaved Heath
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024
- Carex muricataCarex muricata2023
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Water-purslaneLythrum portula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2024Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Bay SuckerTrioza alacris2023Bay SuckerTrioza alacris2023Conops ceriaeformisConops ceriaeformis2023Conops ceriaeformisConops ceriaeformis2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Piesma maculatumPiesma maculatum2022Piesma maculatumPiesma maculatum2022Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2021Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2021Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2021Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2021HornetVespa crabro2021HornetVespa crabro2021Cross-leaved Heath
Cross-leaved Heath
Erica tetralix
Erica tetralix
Hesgen LwydCarex divulsaHesgen LwydCarex divulsaWild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2024Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022VervainVerbena officinalis2022VervainVerbena officinalis2022Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2022Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2022Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022Events & activities nearby
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