Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.62762, 1.29675
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️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
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
67,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
67,086 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +23
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects53 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +48
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
🌿Plants12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet +7
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
67,086 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +23
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects53 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +48
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
🌿Plants12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet +7
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaWahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbutiHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaGlischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensisVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinumLeptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceusPseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostreRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesMuscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsaPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniAspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneumScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusPellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariaePellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariaeEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2025Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2025Mesopsocus unipunctatusMesopsocus unipunctatus2025Mesopsocus unipunctatusMesopsocus unipunctatus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaEvents & activities nearby
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