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Bawsey Country Park
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.74685, 0.48070
Open directionsv
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King’s Lynn Historic Town WalkWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Leziate CircularWalking route4.8 km▾
A peaceful route passes between the sleepy villages of Leziate and Ashwicken.
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Woottons CircularWalking route3 km▾
This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West WinchCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
FairsteadCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkLocal cycle route
North LynnCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
North Lynn ↔ Marsh Lane ↔ SpringwoodCycling route▾
Named routeRef NLLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mintlyn Wood Roadrestricted byway · 293 m▾
This road is a Norfolk County Council maintained unsurfaced Road called Mintlyn Wood Road (Section Ref : 22108/20)
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 293 mSurface sandPath type: unclassified
About this urban park
Bawsey Country Park is a urban park.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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