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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Great Yarmouth Getting here
52.55119, 1.66503
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🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bracken, Rowan, Holly +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Rowan, Holly +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, Sweet Chestnut +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Norfolk Aeshna +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Norfolk Aeshna +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norfolk Coast Path Walking route 191.7 km ▾
Named route Ref NCP Length 191.7 km National walking route
Show on map Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 km Regional walking route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Walking route 98 km ▾
Cromer to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 98 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea Palling Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 517 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 517 National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 517 Length 506 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 87 m ▾
Named route Ref 517 Length 87 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 517 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 385 m ▾
Named route Ref 517 Length 385 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jay +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rook Corvus frugilegus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Deer · Mole · Chinese Water Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-eyed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +8
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emperor Dragonfly Sun Spurge
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jay +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rook Corvus frugilegus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Deer · Mole · Chinese Water Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-eyed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +8
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emperor Dragonfly Sun Spurge
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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