Darrow Wood (National Trust) 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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52.45648, 1.33218
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly, Stag Knucklehorn +53 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly, Stag Knucklehorn +53 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 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 ▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Waveney Valley Walks - Harleston Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional 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 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 51 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 847 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 847 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 194 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 194 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 89 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 89 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
846 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 846 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Jackdaw · Wren · Blackbird · Skylark · Great Tit +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2017 Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Magpie Pica pica2017 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2017 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2017 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Wheat Stem Borer · Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly · Stag Knucklehorn · Striped Slender Robberfly · Hairy Knucklehorn +51
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2020 Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2020 Stag Knucklehorn Cladius pectinicornis2020 Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2020 Hairy Knucklehorn Cladius pilicornis2020 Torpedo Sawfly 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Almond Willow · Field Bindweed · Sulphur Clover · Redshank +1
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Almond Willow Salix triandra2020 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2020 Sulphur Clover Trifolium ochroleucon2019 Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2016 Cuspidate Earth-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 846 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Jackdaw · Wren · Blackbird · Skylark · Great Tit +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2017 Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Magpie Pica pica2017 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2017 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2017 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Wheat Stem Borer · Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly · Stag Knucklehorn · Striped Slender Robberfly · Hairy Knucklehorn +51
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2020 Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2020 Stag Knucklehorn Cladius pectinicornis2020 Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2020 Hairy Knucklehorn Cladius pilicornis2020 Torpedo Sawfly 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Almond Willow · Field Bindweed · Sulphur Clover · Redshank +1
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Almond Willow Salix triandra2020 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2020 Sulphur Clover Trifolium ochroleucon2019 Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2016 Cuspidate Earth-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nematus lucidus2020
Nematus lucidus2020
Hawthorn Sawyer Pristiphora armata2020
Hawthorn Sawyer Pristiphora armata2020
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Angled Stem-sawfly Cephus spinipes2020
Angled Stem-sawfly Cephus spinipes2020
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Limnephilus bipunctatus Limnephilus bipunctatus
Limnephilus bipunctatus Limnephilus bipunctatus
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2020
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2020
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2020
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2020
Cream-belted Spindler Allantus cingulatus2020
Cream-belted Spindler Allantus cingulatus2020
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2020
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2020
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2020
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2020
Flecked Strider Macrophya blanda2020
Flecked Strider Macrophya blanda2020
Small Tiphia Tiphia minuta2020
Small Tiphia Tiphia minuta2020
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2020
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2020
Crossocerus megacephalus Crossocerus megacephalus2020
Crossocerus megacephalus Crossocerus megacephalus2020
Almond-leaved Bean-galler Euura triandrae2020
Almond-leaved Bean-galler Euura triandrae2020
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Ancistrocerus trifasciatus2020
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Ancistrocerus trifasciatus2020
Crossocerus annulipes Crossocerus annulipes2020
Crossocerus annulipes Crossocerus annulipes2020
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2020
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2020
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2020
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2020
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2020
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2020
Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi2020
Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi2020
Excised Dawn-treader Empria excisa2020
Excised Dawn-treader Empria excisa2020
Empis livida Empis livida2020
Empis livida Empis livida2020
Inscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis litterata2020
Inscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis litterata2020
Saddleback Grass Nematine Euura clitellata2020
Saddleback Grass Nematine Euura clitellata2020
Pied Strider Pachyprotasis rapae2020
Pied Strider Pachyprotasis rapae2020
Dark Shoot-galler Euura atra2020
Dark Shoot-galler Euura atra2020
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2020
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2020
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2020
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2020
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2020
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2020
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes2020
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Field Digger Wasp Argogorytes mystaceus2020
Field Digger Wasp Argogorytes mystaceus2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2017
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2017
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2017
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2017
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2017
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2017
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2017
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2017
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2017
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2017
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2017
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2017
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2017
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2017 Tortula acaulon2016
Tortula acaulon2016
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