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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.75000, 1.15719
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +127 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Common Milkwort, Carnation Sedge +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two StationsWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km▾
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Aylsham Town CircularWalking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Aylsham WorkhouseWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Salle Cycle LoopCycling route11.3 km▾
Named routeLength 11.3 kmLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km▾
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,021 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,021 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Greenfinch · Woodpigeon +48
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Cockchafer
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Early Marsh-orchid · Common Butterwort · Carnation Sedge · Field Wood-rush · Common Milkwort +3
- Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
- Black Bog-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,021 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Greenfinch · Woodpigeon +48
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Cockchafer
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Early Marsh-orchid · Common Butterwort · Carnation Sedge · Field Wood-rush · Common Milkwort +3
- Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
- Black Bog-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Schoenus nigricans
Schoenus nigricans
Tawny SedgeCarex hostianaTawny SedgeCarex hostiana