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🛝Family🦅Birds🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.62749, 1.28744
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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 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
- 🐦56+ 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
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +97 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
93 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
Photos
Cafe, Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
62,492 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
62,492 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +19
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects59 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug +54
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- SyrphusSyrphus
Lesser Celandine · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet · Marsh-marigold · Lords-and-Ladies +5
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
62,492 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +19
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects59 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug +54
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- SyrphusSyrphus
Lesser Celandine · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet · Marsh-marigold · Lords-and-Ladies +5
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusEpistrophe 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 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 rubiMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHydrotaeaHydrotaeaHydrotaeaHydrotaeaSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusTetraphleps bicuspisTetraphleps bicuspisTetraphleps bicuspisTetraphleps bicuspisNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniAspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneumScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisPellitory-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 interstinctus2025Small NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvents & activities nearby
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