Marsham Heath - Grassland 30 ha
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🦅 Birds🦋 Insects🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
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52.76510, 1.21738
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 64m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 64m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Grassland — spring and summer wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Multi-Use Trail, Blickling Estate Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Sand tracks, some tree roots, and hard surfaces with occasional seats. Marker posts along the route. Path is wide and buggy-friendly, but may be unsuitable for limited mobility; some gates and surfaces can challenge unaccompanied wheelchair users.
Named route Length 6.5 km Duration 01:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brady's Walk, Blickling Estate Walking route 8 km ▾
8km trail around Blickling Estate
Named route Length 8 km Duration 02:00 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 Aylsham Town Circular Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Cycle Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Regional cycle route
Show on map Marriott's Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MW Local cycle route
Show on map Bure Valley Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BVP Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW 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 Mannington Cycle Route Cycling route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos There are many paths through Marsham Heath
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7,874 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,874 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Jay · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Wren +31
Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Bog Bush-cricket · Common Ground-hopper · Alydus calcaratus · Minotaur Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +9
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025 Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 🌿 Plants 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bracken · Bramble · Heather · Silver Birch · False Oat-grass +45
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Silver Birch Betula pendula2025 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,874 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Jay · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Wren +31
Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Bog Bush-cricket · Common Ground-hopper · Alydus calcaratus · Minotaur Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +9
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025 Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 🌿 Plants 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bracken · Bramble · Heather · Silver Birch · False Oat-grass +45
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Silver Birch Betula pendula2025 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Broom
Broom
Cytisus scoparius2025
Cytisus scoparius2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Petty Whin Genista anglica
Petty Whin Genista anglica
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata2025
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2025
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2025
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2025
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2025
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2025
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025 