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Blakeney Meadows

9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 182m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 182m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bee Orchid, Wild Clary, Hemp-agrimony +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Kite-tailed Robberfly, Syrphus +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Peddars Way Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Santon Downham CircularWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Thetford Architecture TrailWalking route2.5 km

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

East Wretham Heath White RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route325 m

Named routeRef 13Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Beater TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

50,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Herring Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

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Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Annual Mercury · Henbit Dead-nettle · Alpine Squill · Slender Speedwell

Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Alpine SquillScilla bifolia
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Herring Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Annual Mercury · Henbit Dead-nettle · Alpine Squill · Slender Speedwell

Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Alpine SquillScilla bifolia
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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