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Two bowl barrows on West Rudham Common, 1300m east of the Grange

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Mallard
✦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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Mallard
✦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

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Mallard, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Mallard, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Acorn Weevil · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Field Bindweed · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km▾

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾

Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

King's Lynn - Fakenham (proposed)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

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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

Wildlife to spot

4,075 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

4,075 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds78 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Shoveler · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen

+73 more species

All 78 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WigeonMareca penelope
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RedwingTurdus iliacus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
CootFulica atra2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SwiftApus apus
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
PintailAnas acuta
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
HobbyFalco subbuteo
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Rock DoveColumba livia
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WoodlarkLullula arborea2023
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2022

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Mammals8 species

winter

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

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Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Acorn Weevil

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Plants1 species

summer

2024

Field Bindweed

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,075 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds78 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Shoveler · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen

+73 more species

All 78 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WigeonMareca penelope
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RedwingTurdus iliacus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
CootFulica atra2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SwiftApus apus
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
PintailAnas acuta
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
HobbyFalco subbuteo
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Rock DoveColumba livia
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WoodlarkLullula arborea2023
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

winter

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

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Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Acorn Weevil

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Field Bindweed

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through Rudham Common

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Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through Rudham Common

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦RAYNHAM PARKHistoric site5 km→✦Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of villageHistoric site3.1 km→✦Broomsthorpe Deserted Medieval VillageHistoric site3.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→