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Great Yarmouth and Caister Golf Course

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCampsiteParking

Best for

8 activities

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 — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Clover Seed Weevil, Coenia palustris +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Clover Seed Weevil, Coenia palustris +127 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grey Hair-grass, Sheep's-bit, Lady's Bedstraw +102 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey Hair-grass, Sheep's-bit, Lady's Bedstraw +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Blackthorn +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km

Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Tan Lanepublic footpath · 48 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

40 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 route8 m

Named routeRef 30Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Pump Lanebridleway · 61 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mPath type: unclassified

Pump Lanebridleway · 172 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 172 mPath type: unclassified

Pump Lanebyway open to all traffic · 297 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 297 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

11,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Skylark +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Common TernSterna hirundo
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra

🐝

Insects51 species

wintersummer

2026

16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Coenia palustris · Stenidiocerus poecilus · Common Earwig +46

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Coenia palustrisCoenia palustris2025
Stenidiocerus poecilusStenidiocerus poecilus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Saldula opaculaSaldula opacula2025
Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata2025
Coenosia antennataCoenosia antennata2025
Dolichopus plumipesDolichopus plumipes2025
Flecked GeneralStratiomys singularior2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Melieria omissaMelieria omissa2025
Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025
Ceroxys urticaeCeroxys urticae2025
Scathophaga litoreaScathophaga litorea2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025
Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2025
Notiphila guttiventrisNotiphila guttiventris2025
Rhaphium monotrichumRhaphium monotrichum2025
Spaziphora hydromyzinaSpaziphora hydromyzina2025
Anthomyza colliniAnthomyza collini2025
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2025
Cacopsylla ambiguaCacopsylla ambigua2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Anaspis regimbartiAnaspis regimbarti2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Coccidula scutellataCoccidula scutellata2025
Sepsis punctumSepsis punctum2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2025
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion assimile2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Trioza chenopodiiTrioza chenopodii2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Parapiesma quadratumParapiesma quadratum2025
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2025
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua2025
Cyclodinus constrictusCyclodinus constrictus2025
Brassica WhiteflyAleyrodes proletella2025

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2026

Lady's Bedstraw · Fool's Parsley · Grey Hair-grass · Pyramidal Orchid · Fragrant Evening-primrose +5

Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Grey Hair-grassCorynephorus canescens2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Fragrant Evening-primroseOenothera stricta2025
Purple MarramAmmophila arenaria x Calamagrostis epigejos = X Calammophila baltica2025
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2025
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Skylark +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Common TernSterna hirundo
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra

🐝

Insects51 species

wintersummer

2026

16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Coenia palustris · Stenidiocerus poecilus · Common Earwig +46

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Coenia palustrisCoenia palustris2025
Stenidiocerus poecilusStenidiocerus poecilus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Saldula opaculaSaldula opacula2025
Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata2025
Coenosia antennataCoenosia antennata2025
Dolichopus plumipesDolichopus plumipes2025
Flecked GeneralStratiomys singularior2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Melieria omissaMelieria omissa2025
Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025
Ceroxys urticaeCeroxys urticae2025
Scathophaga litoreaScathophaga litorea2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025
Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2025
Notiphila guttiventrisNotiphila guttiventris2025
Rhaphium monotrichumRhaphium monotrichum2025
Spaziphora hydromyzinaSpaziphora hydromyzina2025
Anthomyza colliniAnthomyza collini2025
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2025
Cacopsylla ambiguaCacopsylla ambigua2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Anaspis regimbartiAnaspis regimbarti2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Coccidula scutellataCoccidula scutellata2025
Sepsis punctumSepsis punctum2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2025
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion assimile2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Trioza chenopodiiTrioza chenopodii2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Parapiesma quadratumParapiesma quadratum2025
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2025
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua2025
Cyclodinus constrictusCyclodinus constrictus2025
Brassica WhiteflyAleyrodes proletella2025

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2026

Lady's Bedstraw · Fool's Parsley · Grey Hair-grass · Pyramidal Orchid · Fragrant Evening-primrose +5

Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Grey Hair-grassCorynephorus canescens2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Fragrant Evening-primroseOenothera stricta2025
Purple MarramAmmophila arenaria x Calamagrostis epigejos = X Calammophila baltica2025
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2025
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2025