Ling Common - Conifer woodland
21 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
52.78824, 0.44580
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 160m away — 6 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
- 🅿️Parking 160m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
Peter Scott WalkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
King’s Lynn Weird WalkWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
King’s Lynn Historic Town WalkWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Woodland Gardenspublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: residential
Buckingham Closepublic footpath · 283 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 283 mPath type: residential
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West WinchCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
FairsteadCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkLocal cycle route
North LynnCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
North Lynn ↔ Marsh Lane ↔ SpringwoodCycling route▾
Named routeRef NLLocal 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
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Ling Common, North Wootton, Norfolk.
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46,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
46,920 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodlark · Hobby · Peregrine · Barn Owl · Treecreeper +36
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
🌿Plants25 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackthorn · Red Clover · Holly · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Firethorn +20
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- FirethornPyracantha coccinea
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,920 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodlark · Hobby · Peregrine · Barn Owl · Treecreeper +36
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
🌿Plants25 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackthorn · Red Clover · Holly · Procumbent Yellow-sorrel · Firethorn +20
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
- FirethornPyracantha coccinea
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Sage
Wood Sage
Teucrium scorodonia
Teucrium scorodonia
BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinumMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWhite SedgeCarex canescensWhite SedgeCarex canescensBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys