Hellesdon Meadow - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.64128, 1.26136
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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland 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
105 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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Marriott's Way in woodland west of Norwich
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Wildlife to spot
36,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,309 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie · Jackdaw +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐝Insects45 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +40
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Glory-of-the-snow · Hyacinth · Oregon-grape +7
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
- Yellow Iris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,309 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie · Jackdaw +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐝Insects45 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +40
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Glory-of-the-snow · Hyacinth · Oregon-grape +7
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
- Yellow Iris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus
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