Cawston Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.76258, 1.16652
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Brady's Walk, Blickling EstateWalking route8 km▾
8km trail around Blickling Estate
Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Two StationsWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km▾
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Aylsham Town CircularWalking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Cycle Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Mannington Cycle RouteCycling route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,204 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Collared Dove +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Liocoris tripustulatus · Tillus elongatus · Green Nettle Weevil
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Hogweed · Soft-brome · Barren Brome +34
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,204 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Collared Dove +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Liocoris tripustulatus · Tillus elongatus · Green Nettle Weevil
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Hogweed · Soft-brome · Barren Brome +34
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
