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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Breckland Getting here
52.70540, 0.91484
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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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Bramble +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yorkshire-fog, Common Fleabane +173 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yorkshire-fog, Common Fleabane +173 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nar Valley Way Walking route 54 km ▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named route Length 54 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wensum Way Walking route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map Gressenhall/Beetley Circular Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walsingham Way Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cross-Norfolk Trail Walking route 96 km ▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 96 km Point-to-point Rhn
Show on map Mill Lane public footpath · 140 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 140 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Mill Lane public footpath · 887 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 887 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map Mill Lane public footpath · 263 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 263 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (13) National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 948 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 948 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 284 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 284 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 16 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Drift Lane restricted byway · 157 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 157 m Path type: track
Show on map Taylor's Lane restricted byway · 228 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 228 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
8,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,948 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Wren +35
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Gull Larus canus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Birch Shieldbug Musk-mallow · Common Reed · Creeping Bent · Yorkshire-fog · Hemp-agrimony +32
Musk-mallow Malva moschata Common Reed Phragmites australis Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Bulrush Typha latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,948 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Wren +35
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Gull Larus canus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Birch Shieldbug Musk-mallow · Common Reed · Creeping Bent · Yorkshire-fog · Hemp-agrimony +32
Musk-mallow Malva moschata Common Reed Phragmites australis Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Bulrush Typha latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Bindweed Calystegia
Bindweed Calystegia
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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