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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome92 ha
Getting here
52.71695, 0.71259
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Blackcap
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Blackcap
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dunnock, Blackcap, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Dunnock, Blackcap, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Branched Bur-reed, Sharp-flowered Rush, Brown Sedge +195 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Castle Acre Circular (Long)Walking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
East Lexham Circular WalkWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lanerestricted byway · 226 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 226 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanerestricted byway · 361 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 361 mPath type: track
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,463 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dunnock · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin +31
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Muntjac
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Norfolk Aeshna · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Bembidion quadrimaculatum · Donacia clavipes · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum
- Donacia clavipesDonacia clavipes
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Branched Bur-reed · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Lesser Water-parsnip · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Red Campion +9
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,463 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dunnock · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin +31
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Muntjac
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Norfolk Aeshna · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Bembidion quadrimaculatum · Donacia clavipes · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum
- Donacia clavipesDonacia clavipes
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Branched Bur-reed · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Lesser Water-parsnip · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Red Campion +9
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2024Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Garden CandytuftIberis umbellata2024Garden CandytuftIberis umbellata2024OsierSalix viminalis2024OsierSalix viminalis2024Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2023Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2023Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2023Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2023Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2023Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2023