Cockshoot Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.59372, 1.34773
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
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 km17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
81 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
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
23,848 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,848 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Barn Owl · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +46
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CorncrakeCrex crex
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
- SwiftApus apus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Speckled Bush-cricket +7
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Bee Orchid · Yarrow
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,848 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Barn Owl · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +46
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CorncrakeCrex crex
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
- SwiftApus apus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Speckled Bush-cricket +7
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Bee Orchid · Yarrow
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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