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Brocton's Plantation

4 ha

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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
🅿️Parking 245m away — 4 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 245m away — 4 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route

Named routeRef LW03Local walking route

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Church Lanepublic footpath · 39 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mPath type: tertiary

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Sampson's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 735 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 735 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

8,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
RavenCorvus corax
CootFulica atra2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
SwiftApus apus2023

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Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects50 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dark Bush-cricket · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +45

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Cassida vibexCassida vibex
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024
Aspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneum2024
Apple CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) rugicollis2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
EupeodesEupeodes2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
RavenCorvus corax
CootFulica atra2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
SwiftApus apus2023

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects50 species

summerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dark Bush-cricket · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +45

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Cassida vibexCassida vibex
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024
Aspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneum2024
Apple CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) rugicollis2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
EupeodesEupeodes2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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