Colney Lane Playing Fields 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.61666, 1.23035
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Car Park M 385m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Car Park M 385m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Lesser Celandine, Ground-ivy +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Lesser Celandine, Ground-ivy +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Firebug, Adonis' Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Firebug, Adonis' Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
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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
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Wildlife to spot
54,972 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,972 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall · Coot +36
Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firebug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Polydrusus formosus · Pine Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +6
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Garden Grape-hyacinth · daffodils · Springbeauty +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum daffodils Narcissus Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Mistletoe Viscum album Pignut Conopodium majus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,972 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall · Coot +36
Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firebug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Polydrusus formosus · Pine Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +6
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Garden Grape-hyacinth · daffodils · Springbeauty +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum daffodils Narcissus Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Mistletoe Viscum album Pignut Conopodium majus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 