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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
52.71837, 0.79077
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
East Lexham Circular WalkWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,207 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,207 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025Common Frog · Common Toad
Carabus nemoralis · Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera hiemalis · Gorse Shieldbug · Twin-spot Centurion
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024
- Trichocera hiemalisTrichocera hiemalis2024
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2025Ragged-Robin · Water-purslane · Cross-leaved Heath · New Zealand Pigmyweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,207 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025Common Frog · Common Toad
Carabus nemoralis · Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera hiemalis · Gorse Shieldbug · Twin-spot Centurion
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024
- Trichocera hiemalisTrichocera hiemalis2024
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2025Ragged-Robin · Water-purslane · Cross-leaved Heath · New Zealand Pigmyweed
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 pendulus2024