Colts' Hovel Plantation 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.51638, 1.53992
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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
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Lygus pratensis, Roesel's Bush-cricket +326 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Lygus pratensis, Roesel's Bush-cricket +326 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Snowdrop · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Snowdrop · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Beata Walking route ▾
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Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Beccles and Geldeston circular walk Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wherry Lines Walk 4 Walking route 4 km ▾
Reedham
Named route Length 4 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southwald to Reedham Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 135 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 135 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Photos A belt of trees west of The Spinney
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Wildlife to spot
4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Chiffchaff +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker +11
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Guelder-rose · Snowdrop
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Chiffchaff +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker +11
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Guelder-rose · Snowdrop
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 