East Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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52.56358, 1.19782
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cowslip, Hazel +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Hogweed, Blackthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 22 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 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 Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Walking route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map Yare Valley Walk Walking route 9.7 km ▾
Named route Length 9.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rectory Lane public footpath · 101 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 101 m Path type: track
Show on map Rectory Lane public footpath · 205 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 205 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map Rectory Lane public footpath · 206 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 206 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 5 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 Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km 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 Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wood stack on the edge of Bush Close
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Wildlife to spot
11,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,191 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Groundsel · Daisy · Common Field-speedwell +30
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Primrose Primula vulgaris Yew Taxus baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,191 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Groundsel · Daisy · Common Field-speedwell +30
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Primrose Primula vulgaris Yew Taxus baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum nutans
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum nutans
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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