Broadleaved woodland near Foul Anchor
2 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.72483, 0.16247
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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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Named hiking route nearby: Nene Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Chasepublic footpath · 739 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 739 mPath type: track
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
ClenchwartonCycling route▾
Named routeRef Orange (9)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route419 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Boat heading towards The Wash passing Foul Anchor
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Wildlife to spot
5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Mallard +39
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Ophonus ardosiacus · Harpalus affinis
- Ophonus ardosiacusOphonus ardosiacus
- Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
🌿Plants65 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Spear-leaved Orache · Sea Club-rush · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Amphibious Bistort · Walnut +60
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
- Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- WalnutJuglans regia
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Mallard +39
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Ophonus ardosiacus · Harpalus affinis
- Ophonus ardosiacusOphonus ardosiacus
- Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
🌿Plants65 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Spear-leaved Orache · Sea Club-rush · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Amphibious Bistort · Walnut +60
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
- Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- WalnutJuglans regia
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
Sea CouchElymus athericusSea CouchElymus athericusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritimaCommon Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritimaNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2021Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. flosculosusTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. flosculosusTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. flosculosusTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. flosculosusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. tripoliumTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. tripoliumTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. tripoliumTripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium var. tripoliumCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCommon Cord-grassSpartina anglicaCommon Cord-grassSpartina anglicaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusViper's-buglossEchium vulgare2022Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2022Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2021Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2021Water FernAzolla filiculoides2021Water FernAzolla filiculoides2021Whorled Water-milfoilMyriophyllum verticillatum2021Whorled Water-milfoilMyriophyllum verticillatum2021Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2021Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula2021Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula2021Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2021Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2021Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2021Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2021Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2021Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2021Wild CarrotDaucus carota2021Wild CarrotDaucus carota2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021Common OracheAtriplex patula2021Common OracheAtriplex patula2021Wild CeleryApium graveolens2021Wild CeleryApium graveolens2021Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum2021Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum2021MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021Events & activities nearby
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