Broadleaved woodland near Gedney Drove End
1 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.83672, 0.13641
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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
- 🌿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 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route716 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 716 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route594 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route860 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,959 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Common Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +43
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- Common GullLarus canus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- KnotCalidris canutus2022
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- RedshankTringa totanus2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
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- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Western Conifer Seed Bug
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Snowdrop · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · daffodils +79
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Clustered Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
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springsummerwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Common Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +43
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- KnotCalidris canutus2022
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- RedshankTringa totanus2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
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springsummer
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Rabbit · Brown Hare · Water Vole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Western Conifer Seed Bug
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
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- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Clustered Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhynchostegium confertum
Rhynchostegium confertum
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diaphanumVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCanary-grassPhalaris canariensisCanary-grassPhalaris canariensisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBroad BeanVicia fabaBroad BeanVicia fabaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumMaizeZea maysMaizeZea maysSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus