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▾ 🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon 🌿 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
🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon 🌿 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
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 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 Kett's Country Walk Walking route 18 km ▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named route Length 18 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Tas Valley Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wensum Valley Wooded Ridge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 29 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
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
24,608 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,608 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Swallow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet · Brown Hawker +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Bee Orchid · Small Scabious · Pineappleweed · Hop Trefoil · Common Ragwort +8
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,608 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Swallow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet · Brown Hawker +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Bee Orchid · Small Scabious · Pineappleweed · Hop Trefoil · Common Ragwort +8
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 2025
2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii2025
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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