Hellesdon Meadow - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife〰Water
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.63845, 1.25640
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
101 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
34,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
34,879 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTeal · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Greenfinch · Gadwall +23
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects45 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +40
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Glory-of-the-snow · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Hyacinth +8
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- False Oxlip
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
34,879 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTeal · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Greenfinch · Gadwall +23
- TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects45 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +40
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Glory-of-the-snow · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Hyacinth +8
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- False Oxlip
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
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