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▾ 🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 7 activities 🦅 Bird watching
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Free Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋 Insect spotting
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Free Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +68 more · last seen 2024
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +34 more · last seen 2012
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾ Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾ A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾ NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾ Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾ Named route Ref 1 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 797 m ▾ Named route Ref 1 Length 797 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 61 m ▾ Named route Ref 1 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
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▾ Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
3,841 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 3,841 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2025 Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon
+40 more species Hide species list All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Little Owl Athene noctua2018 Magpie Pica pica2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2015 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2015 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2013 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2011 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2010 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2010 Rock Dove Columba livia2012 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2016 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2015 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2015 Skylark Alauda arvensis2015 Common Gull Larus canus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2010 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2024 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Wood Mouse · Pipistrelle
+5 more species Hide species list All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2020 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2019 Common Frog
Small White · 7-spot Ladybird · Peacock · Red Admiral · Painted Lady
+66 more species Hide species list All 71 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Small White Pieris rapae2019 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Wall Screw-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Clustered Feather-moss
+32 more species Hide species list All 37 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,841 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2025 Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon
+40 more species Hide species list All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Little Owl Athene noctua2018 Magpie Pica pica2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2015 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2015 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2013 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2011 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2010 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2010 Rock Dove Columba livia2012 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2016 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2015 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2015 Skylark Alauda arvensis2015 Common Gull Larus canus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2010 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2024 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Wood Mouse · Pipistrelle
+5 more species Hide species list All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2020 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2019 Common Frog
Small White · 7-spot Ladybird · Peacock · Red Admiral · Painted Lady
+66 more species Hide species list All 71 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Small White Pieris rapae2019 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Wall Screw-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Clustered Feather-moss
+32 more species Hide species list All 37 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Badger Meles meles2017
Badger Meles meles2017
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2017
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2017
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2013
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2013
Mole Talpa europaea2018
Mole Talpa europaea2018 Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae2019
Aglais urticae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2018
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2018
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2018
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2018
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2018
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2018
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2018
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2018
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2017
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2017
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2018
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2018
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2018
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2018
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2020
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2020
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2018
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2018
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2018
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2018
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2018
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2018
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2018
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2016
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2016
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2018
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2018
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2018
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2018
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2018
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2017
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2017
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2017
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2017
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2015
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2015
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2015
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2015
Brulle’s Knucklehorn Cladius brullei
Brulle’s Knucklehorn Cladius brullei
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2021
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2021
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2020
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2020
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2020
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2020
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2020
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Shielded Spruce Nematine Euura scutellata2019
Shielded Spruce Nematine Euura scutellata2019
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2018
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2018
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2018
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2018
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2018
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2018
Pallid Buttercup Sawfly Monophadnus pallescens2018
Pallid Buttercup Sawfly Monophadnus pallescens2018
Apple Fruit-borer Hoplocampa testudinea2018
Apple Fruit-borer Hoplocampa testudinea2018
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2018
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2018
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2018
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2018
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2018
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2018
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2018
Bombus terrestris subsp. terrestris Bombus terrestris subsp. terrestris2018
Bombus terrestris subsp. terrestris Bombus terrestris subsp. terrestris2018
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2017
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2017
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2017
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2017
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2017
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2017
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2017
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2017
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2017
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2017
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2016
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2016
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2016
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2016
Hairy Yellow-face Hylaeus hyalinatus2016
Hairy Yellow-face Hylaeus hyalinatus2016
Ectemnius cavifrons Ectemnius cavifrons2016
Ectemnius cavifrons Ectemnius cavifrons2016
Ancistrocerus parietum Ancistrocerus parietum2016
Ancistrocerus parietum Ancistrocerus parietum2016
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2016
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2016
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2016
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2016
Eristalis Eristalis2015
Eristalis Eristalis2015
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2014
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2014
Melangyna Melangyna2014
Melangyna Melangyna2014 Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Revolute Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium revolutum
Revolute Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium revolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
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