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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Norwich Getting here
52.62499, 1.23848
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Grain — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Grain — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies, Ground-ivy +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies, Ground-ivy +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths 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 Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 84 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
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74,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 74,260 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall · Coot +33
Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Firebug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Garden Grape-hyacinth · daffodils · Springbeauty +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum daffodils Narcissus Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Mistletoe Viscum album Pignut Conopodium majus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 74,260 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall · Coot +33
Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Firebug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Garden Grape-hyacinth · daffodils · Springbeauty +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum daffodils Narcissus Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Mistletoe Viscum album Pignut Conopodium majus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Tetraphleps bicuspis Tetraphleps bicuspis
Tetraphleps bicuspis Tetraphleps bicuspis
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 