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▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird 🍄 Mushroom 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 Pheasant and Blackbird 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Physcia adscendens +59 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Physcia adscendens +59 more · last seen 2016
Varies
Plants — Large Garden, Common Sorrel, Basil Thyme +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Banded Demoiselle, Meadow Brown +62 more · last seen 2024; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tower Mustard, Purple-stem Cat's-tail, Field Mouse-ear +298 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Tower Mustard, Purple-stem Cat's-tail, Field Mouse-ear +298 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map West Harling Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thetford Architecture Trail Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Riverside Trail Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional 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 Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Harling Woods Single Track Mountain bike route ▾
Peddars Way Cycle Route Mountain bike route 83.6 km ▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named route Length 83.6 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Woodland beside Thetford Road
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1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +41
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Owl Athene noctua Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Common Pipistrelle
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Alydus calcaratus · Diaperis boleti · Sicus ferrugineus · Tipula helvola
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Tipula helvola Tipula helvola2022 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Purple-stem Cat's-tail · Tower Mustard · Basil Thyme · Large Garden · Hare's-foot Clover +31
Purple-stem Cat's-tail Phleum phleoides Tower Mustard Turritis glabra Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos Large Garden Thymus pulegioides2021 Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +41
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Owl Athene noctua Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Common Pipistrelle
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Alydus calcaratus · Diaperis boleti · Sicus ferrugineus · Tipula helvola
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Tipula helvola Tipula helvola2022 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Purple-stem Cat's-tail · Tower Mustard · Basil Thyme · Large Garden · Hare's-foot Clover +31
Purple-stem Cat's-tail Phleum phleoides Tower Mustard Turritis glabra Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos Large Garden Thymus pulegioides2021 Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia micrantha
Common Fiddleneck Amsinckia micrantha
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2021
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2021
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2021
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2021
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2021
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2021
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Purple Milk-vetch Astragalus danicus
Purple Milk-vetch Astragalus danicus
Hairy Rock-cress Arabis hirsuta
Hairy Rock-cress Arabis hirsuta
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra
Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis
Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Field Mouse-ear Cerastium arvense
Field Mouse-ear Cerastium arvense
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2022
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2022
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2022
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2021
Gorse Ulex europaeus2021
Green Bristle-grass Setaria viridis2021
Green Bristle-grass Setaria viridis2021
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule2021
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule2021
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2021
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2021
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2021
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2021
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus2021
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus2021
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2021
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2021
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2021
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2021
Cotton Thistle Onopordum acanthium2021
Cotton Thistle Onopordum acanthium2021 