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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.53989, 1.37010
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Amaranthaceae, Bluebell, Black-grass +268 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Claxton CircularWalking route5.3 km▾
Named routeLength 5.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.8 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,460 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Kestrel · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +17
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,460 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Kestrel · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +17
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis
Chalcolestes viridis
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigasGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigasBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023