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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Small Nettle, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Few-flowered Garlic, Bluebell +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Few-flowered Garlic, Bluebell +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 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 Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos One of many large houses in Bracondale, Norwich
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74,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 74,196 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard +34
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia +29
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort +9
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 74,196 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard +34
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia +29
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort +9
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Pellitory-of-the-wall Aphid Aphis (Aphis) parietariae
Pellitory-of-the-wall Aphid Aphis (Aphis) parietariae
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum 