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Bunwell Fen - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Tas Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route

Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pulham Market Workhouse WalkWalking route5.5 km

Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Gray's Lanepublic footpath · 200 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 200 mSurface groundPath type: track

Gray's Lanepublic footpath · 293 m

FP2 is blocked by locked gates at Woodland Farm. Aggressive dogs off lead. Warning to walkers.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 293 mPath type: track

Gray's Lanepublic footpath · 306 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 306 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,241 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,241 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +60

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Barn OwlTyto alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2021
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2021
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2021
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2021
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MoleTalpa europaea2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
StoatMustela erminea2021

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Green-veined White +34

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022

🌿

Plants83 species

spring

2025

False-brome · Red Currant · Cow Parsley · Ground-ivy · Dogwood +78

False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Red CurrantRibes rubrum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
White WillowSalix alba
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Wild CherryPrunus avium
TimothyPhleum pratense
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
CleaversGalium aparine
Common SallowSalix cinerea
HollyIlex aquifolium
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
PrimrosePrimula
ElderSambucus nigra
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Water MintMentha aquatica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
HazelCorylus avellana
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Field MapleAcer campestre
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
PignutConopodium majus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
IvyHedera helix
AshFraxinus excelsior
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Black BryonyTamus communis
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Hemp-NettleGaleopsis bifida x tetrahit = G. x ludwigii
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,241 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +60

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Barn OwlTyto alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2021
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2021
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2021
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2021
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MoleTalpa europaea2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
StoatMustela erminea2021

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Green-veined White +34

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022

🌿

Plants83 species

spring

2025

False-brome · Red Currant · Cow Parsley · Ground-ivy · Dogwood +78

False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Red CurrantRibes rubrum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
White WillowSalix alba
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Wild CherryPrunus avium
TimothyPhleum pratense
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
CleaversGalium aparine
Common SallowSalix cinerea
HollyIlex aquifolium
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
PrimrosePrimula
ElderSambucus nigra
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Water MintMentha aquatica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
HazelCorylus avellana
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Field MapleAcer campestre
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
PignutConopodium majus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
IvyHedera helix
AshFraxinus excelsior
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Black BryonyTamus communis
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Hemp-NettleGaleopsis bifida x tetrahit = G. x ludwigii
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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