Drayton Wood - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.67497, 1.24338
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 452m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 452m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Countryside TrailWalking route▾
Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m
Named route
70 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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Old Hill, Hall Road, Drayton
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Wildlife to spot
13,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,299 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Sedge Warbler · Chiffchaff · Cetti's Warbler · Magpie · Song Thrush +42
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Brown Hawker +50
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- EupeodesEupeodes
Himalayan Balsam · Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Allium cristophii · Spurge-laurel · Water Fern
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
- Allium cristophiiAllium cristophii
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,299 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Sedge Warbler · Chiffchaff · Cetti's Warbler · Magpie · Song Thrush +42
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Brown Hawker +50
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- EupeodesEupeodes
Himalayan Balsam · Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Allium cristophii · Spurge-laurel · Water Fern
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
- Allium cristophiiAllium cristophii
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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