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Diane's Wood

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.57442, 1.27908

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 8 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 on site — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bee Orchid, Oxeye Daisy, Small Scabious +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Oxeye Daisy, Small Scabious +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km

Wymondham to Norwich

Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Edith Cavell PilgrimageWalking route11 km

Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Purple PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route

Blue PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Pink PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

24,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Pied Wagtail +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🐝

Insects11 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet · Brown Hawker +6

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2026

Bee Orchid · Small Scabious · Pineappleweed · Hop Trefoil · Common Ragwort +8

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Pied Wagtail +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🐝

Insects11 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet · Brown Hawker +6

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2026

Bee Orchid · Small Scabious · Pineappleweed · Hop Trefoil · Common Ragwort +8

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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