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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.56128, 1.32952
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🌿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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large White +204 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Large-flowered Evening-primrose, Stone Parsley +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route
Daisy WalkWalking route▾
Yare Valley WalkWalking route9.7 km▾
Named routeLength 9.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Fields by Abbot's plantation
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,440 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Magpie · Chaffinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Hedgehog · Muntjac · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Large White · Small White +26
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Giant Hogweed · Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Stone Parsley
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Magpie · Chaffinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Hedgehog · Muntjac · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Large White · Small White +26
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Giant Hogweed · Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Stone Parsley
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataRibautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi2024Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2024Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2024Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2024Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2024Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024