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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.53989, 1.37010
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Robin +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Robin +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Claxton Circular Walking route 5.3 km ▾
Named route Length 5.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 11.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Kestrel · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Deer · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Kestrel · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Deer · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis
Chalcolestes viridis
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2023
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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