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Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Broadland Getting here
52.65258, 1.33766
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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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Jay +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Jay +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large White, Meadow Brown +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large White, Meadow Brown +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gorse, Holly, Heather +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Holly, Heather +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Sweet Chestnut, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 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 2 Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Salhouse
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Varvel Avenue public footpath · 75 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 75 m Path type: residential
Show on map 90 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
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Wildlife to spot
25,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,634 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jay · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +22
Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna +20
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Holly · Gorse · Sweet Violet · Red Dead-nettle · Red Campion +15
Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Sweet Violet Viola odorata Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,634 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jay · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +22
Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna +20
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Holly · Gorse · Sweet Violet · Red Dead-nettle · Red Campion +15
Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Sweet Violet Viola odorata Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus
Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Scymnus frontalis Scymnus frontalis
Scymnus frontalis Scymnus frontalis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus Bell Heather
Bell Heather
Erica cinerea2025
Erica cinerea2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2025
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2025
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
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