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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.74707, 1.03085
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
Two StationsWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km▾
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Swanton Morley CircularWalking route3.3 km▾
Walk 14
Named routeLength 3.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Marriott's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km▾
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Common Lanerestricted byway · 450 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 450 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
11,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Mole · Stoat +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Psychoda sigma · Hairy Shieldbug +9
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Alkanet · Common Spotted-orchid · Lords-and-Ladies
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Mole · Stoat +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Psychoda sigma · Hairy Shieldbug +9
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Alkanet · Common Spotted-orchid · Lords-and-Ladies
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca