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Filby Wood

15 ha

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52.67050, 1.68849

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

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10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Turnip Tigress, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Turnip Tigress, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km

Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea PallingWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Mautby Marsh Circular WalkWalking route7 km

A walk alongside the River Bure, across grazing marshes and past mills, exploring the beautiful Broadland landscape.

Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Mautby Women’s History WalkWalking route5.2 km

A 5 mile walk with panoramic views across farmlands and marsh exploring the home of Margaret Mautby Paston, the ‘captainess’ - matriarch extraordinaire - of the Paston family.

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Winterton on Sea CircularWalking route3.5 km

An easy walk looping inland from Winterton, with fabulous views and a mysterious ruin to explore.

Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km

Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route564 m

Named routeRef 30Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route381 m

Named routeRef 30Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route247 m

Named routeRef 30Length 247 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Nova Scotia Roadbridleway · 143 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 143 mPath type: track

Nova Scotia Roadbridleway · 259 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 259 mPath type: track

Nova Scotia Roadbridleway · 533 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 533 mPath type: track

Nova Scotia Roadbridleway · 56 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 56 mPath type: track

Nova Scotia Roadbridleway · 26 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

8,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Field Vole · Mole

Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2025

Turnip Tigress · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cinara (Cinara) pinea · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Edwardsiana crataegi +2

Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Edwardsiana crataegiEdwardsiana crataegi2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Field Vole · Mole

Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2025

Turnip Tigress · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cinara (Cinara) pinea · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Edwardsiana crataegi +2

Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Edwardsiana crataegiEdwardsiana crataegi2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road junction of Filby Lane with the A149

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🐄Thrigby Hall Wildlife GardensVisitor farm3.9 km→⚽King George's FieldPlaying field3.6 km→🐄Otters/PorcupinesVisitor farm3.9 km→🐄MeercatsVisitor farm3.9 km→🐄Warty PigsVisitor farm4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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