Broadleaved woodland near Elm
1 ha
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.64175, 0.17408
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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Old Canal Pathpublic footpath · 1.2 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route392 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,318 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,318 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Starling · Rock Dove +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Juniper Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,318 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Starling · Rock Dove +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Juniper Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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