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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.59675, 1.35186
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Mistletoe, Bee Orchid, Giant Hogweed +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mistletoe, Bee Orchid, Giant Hogweed +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Loddon Road (A146) towards Norwich
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Wildlife to spot
5,176 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,176 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunlin Calidris alpina Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Red Fox · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Bee Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,176 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunlin Calidris alpina Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Red Fox · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Bee Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 