Foxley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 103 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 103 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Breckland Getting here
52.76186, 1.04408
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Goldilocks Buttercup, Hazel, Aspen +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Stations Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Themelthorpe Loop Walking route 12.5 km ▾
Named route Length 12.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cawston Circular Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Swanton Morley Circular Walking route 3.3 km ▾
Walk 14
Named route Length 3.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ten Towers Trail Walking route 15 km ▾
Named route Length 15 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Marriott's Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MW Local cycle route
Show on map Salle Cycle Loop Cycling route 11.3 km ▾
Named route Length 11.3 km Local cycle route
Show on map Wood Dalling Cycle Loop Cycling route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Local cycle route
Show on map Themelthorpe Cycle Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local 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 Orchids and Wildflowers At Foxley Wood
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14,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Psychoda sigma · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius Hazel · Aspen · Black Bryony · Common Spotted-orchid
Hazel Corylus avellana Aspen Populus tremula Black Bryony Tamus communis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Psychoda sigma · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius Hazel · Aspen · Black Bryony · Common Spotted-orchid
Hazel Corylus avellana Aspen Populus tremula Black Bryony Tamus communis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata 