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52.59403, 1.55494
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Swine-cress, Scented Mayweed, Red Campion +219 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Lesser Swine-cress, Scented Mayweed, Red Campion +219 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Grass-leaved Orache, Bulrush +21 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Walking route 98 km ▾
Cromer to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 98 km Regional walking route
Show on map Burlingham Wood Circular Walk Walking route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Length 5.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wherry Lines Walk 2 Walking route 4.7 km ▾
Cantley
Named route Length 4.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wherry Lines Walk 3 Walking route 6 km ▾
Cantley to Lingwood
Named route Length 6 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southwald to Reedham Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Caister Castle Cycle Route Cycling route 13 km ▾
Named route Length 13 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 11.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 31 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Curlew Numenius arquata Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2024 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus · Hornet Hoverfly +27
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Syrphus Syrphus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Curlew Numenius arquata Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2024 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus · Hornet Hoverfly +27
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Syrphus Syrphus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata2024
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata2024
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica2024
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2023
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2023
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2023
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura2023
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura2023
Empis albinervis Empis albinervis2023
Empis albinervis Empis albinervis2023
Sciapus wiedemanni Sciapus wiedemanni2023
Sciapus wiedemanni Sciapus wiedemanni2023
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta2023
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta2023
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2023
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2023
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2023
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Loensia variegata Loensia variegata2023
Loensia variegata Loensia variegata2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus2023
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022