Cromer's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland27 ha
🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha
Getting here
51.31104, 0.73465
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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Dock Bug +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Dock Bug +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route233 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 233 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,424 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Batman Hoverfly
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,424 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Batman Hoverfly
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Events & activities nearby
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