Caistor Wood - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.57726, 1.32300
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Wensum Valley Wooded Ridge WalkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route
Daisy WalkWalking route▾
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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View east along Calder Lane
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Wildlife to spot
14,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,880 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rook +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- HornetVespa crabro
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Stone Parsley · Bee Orchid · Yarrow
- Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025
- Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,880 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rook +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- HornetVespa crabro
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Stone Parsley · Bee Orchid · Yarrow
- Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025
- Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisEvents & activities nearby
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