Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Broadland Getting here
52.75864, 1.22226
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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Carrion Crow, Linnet, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Linnet, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather, False Oat-grass, Bramble +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bog Bush-cricket, Common Ground-hopper, Minotaur Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bog Bush-cricket, Common Ground-hopper, Minotaur Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Wild Strawberry, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Aylsham Workhouse Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bure Valley Short Loop Walking route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Cycle Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,877 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Wren · Goldcrest · Kestrel +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Bog Bush-cricket
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Petty Whin · Ragged-Robin · Lesser Spearwort · Marsh Clubmoss · Grass-of-Parnassus +2
Petty Whin Genista anglica Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata2025 Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,877 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Wren · Goldcrest · Kestrel +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Bog Bush-cricket
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Petty Whin · Ragged-Robin · Lesser Spearwort · Marsh Clubmoss · Grass-of-Parnassus +2
Petty Whin Genista anglica Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata2025 Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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