Short Fen - Broadleaved woodland
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.69560, 1.40814
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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 2Walking route5.6 km▾
Salhouse
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km▾
Hoveton and Wroxham
Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Three Rivers WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route
Bure Valley PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,028 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,028 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Blackbird +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +21
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Pot Marigold · Himalayan Balsam · Germander Speedwell · Broad-leaved Dock · Elder +9
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,028 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Blackbird +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +21
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Pot Marigold · Himalayan Balsam · Germander Speedwell · Broad-leaved Dock · Elder +9
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Events & activities nearby
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