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Bunwell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Fieldfare
🌿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

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Fieldfare
🌿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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Water Mint, Red Dead-nettle, Red Currant +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Primrose, Water Mint +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route

Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km

Wymondham to Norwich

Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Pulham Market Workhouse WalkWalking route5.5 km

Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Cow Lanepublic footpath · 729 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 729 mSurface grassPath 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

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

Fieldfare · Green Woodpecker · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Coal Tit +32

FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
Barn OwlTyto alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primrose · Field Horsetail · Cowslip +4

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CowslipPrimula veris
Water MintMentha aquatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

Fieldfare · Green Woodpecker · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Coal Tit +32

FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
Barn OwlTyto alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primrose · Field Horsetail · Cowslip +4

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CowslipPrimula veris
Water MintMentha aquatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood Lane near to Bunwell Wood

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