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Brooke Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Graham Hardy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sanicle, Early-purple Orchid, Sulphur Clover +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +185 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +185 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Guelder-rose, Meadowsweet +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Daisy WalkWalking route

Named route

Howe Lanepublic footpath · 1.5 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface groundPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Howards Lanebridleway · 763 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 763 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

9,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Blackbird · Wren +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwiftApus apus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Red Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Mole

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +16

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Lesser EarwigLabia minor
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024
Hairy KnucklehornCladius pilicornis2024
Salad Burnet ClaremontClaremontia brevicornis2024
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2023

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Mistletoe · Sanicle · Wood Anemone · Early-purple Orchid

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
MistletoeViscum album
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Blackbird · Wren +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwiftApus apus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Red Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Mole

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +16

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Lesser EarwigLabia minor
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024
Hairy KnucklehornCladius pilicornis2024
Salad Burnet ClaremontClaremontia brevicornis2024
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2023

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Mistletoe · Sanicle · Wood Anemone · Early-purple Orchid

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
MistletoeViscum album
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Hardy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Saint MartinHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱Howe GreenUrban park1.2 km→⛪Brooke Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→🐄Aldis Farm ShopVisitor farm3.9 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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