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Balay Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
⚽Playing fields 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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Helina evecta, Rhyzobius litura · last seen 2026; Insects — Helina evecta, Rhyzobius litura · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Aylsham Town CircularWalking route7 km

Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Aylsham WorkhouseWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Bure Valley Short LoopWalking route1 km

Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Bure CircularWalking route1.3 km

Named routeLength 1.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Oxnead CircularWalking route2.5 km

Oxnead: Visual Vistas / A circular 2.5 mile walk through magical broadland countryside and beside a beautiful stretch of the River Bure, where kingfishers and barn owls can be seen.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Stracey Roadpublic footpath · 13 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Cycle Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Regional cycle route

Marriott's WayCycling route

Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route

Bure Valley PathCycling route

Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

58,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard +62

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Helina evecta · Rhyzobius litura

Helina evectaHelina evecta
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard +62

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Helina evecta · Rhyzobius litura

Helina evectaHelina evecta
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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