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Cockshoot Broad

5 ha

📷 David Leeming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Milk-parsley, Royal Fern, Gypsywort +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Milk-parsley, Royal Fern, Gypsywort +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, Black-tailed Skimmer, Azure Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, Black-tailed Skimmer, Azure Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Common Nettle, Hazel

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km

Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Bittern Line Walk 2Walking route5.6 km

Salhouse

Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Circular WalkWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route

Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km

Hoveton and Wroxham

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Rivers WayCycling route

Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route

Bure Valley PathCycling route

Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

48,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

48,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

summer

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Crested Grebe · Marsh Harrier +88

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common TernSterna hirundo
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GadwallMareca strepera
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WigeonMareca penelope
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RavenCorvus corax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Circus aeruginosus aeruginosusCircus aeruginosus aeruginosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Muntjac · Water Vole · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Norfolk Aeshna · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Variable Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +17

Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva

🌿

Plants36 species

summer

2025

Milk-parsley · Royal Fern · Gypsywort · Wild Angelica · Yellow Loosestrife +31

Milk-parsleyThysselinum palustre
Royal FernOsmunda regalis
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Greater BladderwortUtricularia vulgaris
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
CowbaneCicuta virosa
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
Water MintMentha aquatica
Water DockRumex hydrolapathum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta
FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
YewTaxus baccata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HazelCorylus avellana
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca
Marsh PeaLathyrus palustris
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

summer

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Crested Grebe · Marsh Harrier +88

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common TernSterna hirundo
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GadwallMareca strepera
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WigeonMareca penelope
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RavenCorvus corax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Circus aeruginosus aeruginosusCircus aeruginosus aeruginosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Muntjac · Water Vole · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Norfolk Aeshna · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Variable Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +17

Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva

🌿

Plants36 species

summer

2025

Milk-parsley · Royal Fern · Gypsywort · Wild Angelica · Yellow Loosestrife +31

Milk-parsleyThysselinum palustre
Royal FernOsmunda regalis
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Greater BladderwortUtricularia vulgaris
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
CowbaneCicuta virosa
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
Water MintMentha aquatica
Water DockRumex hydrolapathum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta
FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
YewTaxus baccata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HazelCorylus avellana
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca
Marsh PeaLathyrus palustris
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Leeming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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