Animal pound at junction of Greatheath Road and Holt Road
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.75970, 0.94303
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Male-fern, Ground-ivy +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hoe via Hoe Rough Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Platinum Jubilee Trails - The Wendling WayWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Swanton Morley CircularWalking route3.3 km▾
Walk 14
Named routeLength 3.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
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NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route948 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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North Elmham Pound: Built around 1830 to pen stray animals
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Wildlife to spot
35,908 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,908 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Pheasant +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket · Trioza remota +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Trioza remotaTrioza remota
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Male-fern · Ground-ivy · Balm · Himalayan Balsam
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- BalmMelissa officinalis2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,908 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Pheasant +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket · Trioza remota +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Trioza remotaTrioza remota
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Male-fern · Ground-ivy · Balm · Himalayan Balsam
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- BalmMelissa officinalis2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Metallus pumilus
Metallus pumilus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataPale-collared CarverRhogogaster chlorosomaPale-collared CarverRhogogaster chlorosomaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasiCherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasiCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024