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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕All Seasons Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕All Seasons Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Robin +24 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Robin +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +136 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Strong match

Farm shop

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route379 m

Named routeRef 63Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route392 m

Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 63Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

summer

2025

Kestrel · Blackbird · Sparrowhawk · Robin · Buzzard +24

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects139 species

summer

2025

Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Vine's Rustic · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +134

Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2019
Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019
NutmegAnarta trifolii2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2019
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Blood-veinTimandra comae2019
Old LadyMormo maura2019
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2019
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2019
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2019
RusticHoplodrina blanda2019
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2019
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2019
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2019
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2019
Fen WainscotArenostola phragmitidis2019
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Dusky-lemon SallowCirrhia gilvago2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Large ThornEnnomos autumnaria2019
Webb's WainscotGlobia sparganii2019
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019
Sallow KittenFurcula furcula2019
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2019
Twin-spotted WainscotLenisa geminipuncta2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2019
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019
Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
MallowLarentia clavaria2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2019
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2019
Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2019
Dog's ToothLacanobia suasa2019
Tawny ShearsHadena perplexa2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2019
Mere WainscotPhotedes fluxa2019
Broad-barred WhiteHecatera bicolorata2019
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2019
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2019
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Round-winged MuslinThumatha senex2019
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019
Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2019
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus2019

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummer

2023

Hesgen Lwyd · Spiked Sedge · Purple Toadflax · Walnut

Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020
WalnutJuglans regia2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

summer

2025

Kestrel · Blackbird · Sparrowhawk · Robin · Buzzard +24

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects139 species

summer

2025

Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Vine's Rustic · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +134

Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2019
Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019
NutmegAnarta trifolii2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2019
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Blood-veinTimandra comae2019
Old LadyMormo maura2019
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2019
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2019
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2019
RusticHoplodrina blanda2019
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia2019
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2019
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2019
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2019
Fen WainscotArenostola phragmitidis2019
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Dusky-lemon SallowCirrhia gilvago2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Large ThornEnnomos autumnaria2019
Webb's WainscotGlobia sparganii2019
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019
Sallow KittenFurcula furcula2019
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2019
Twin-spotted WainscotLenisa geminipuncta2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2019
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019
Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
MallowLarentia clavaria2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2019
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2019
Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2019
Dog's ToothLacanobia suasa2019
Tawny ShearsHadena perplexa2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2019
Mere WainscotPhotedes fluxa2019
Broad-barred WhiteHecatera bicolorata2019
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2019
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2019
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Round-winged MuslinThumatha senex2019
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019
Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2019
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus2019

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummer

2023

Hesgen Lwyd · Spiked Sedge · Purple Toadflax · Walnut

Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020
WalnutJuglans regia2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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