Gunton Common Plantation 17 ha
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52.85169, 1.29635
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Southern Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Southern Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Curly Waterweed, Rigid Hornwort, Hedge Woundwort +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Curly Waterweed, Rigid Hornwort, Hedge Woundwort +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Blickling Circular Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Drabblegate Circular Walking route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Length 2.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gresham Heritage Walk Walking route 1.7 km ▾
A short, tranquil walk through the open fields and wooded, country lanes of Gresham village. See if you can spot kestrels, red kites and buzzards in the big Norfolk skies.
Named route Length 1.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cromer Explorer Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Regional cycle route
Show on map Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional 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 Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,713 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,713 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Birch Catkin Bug 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rigid Hornwort · Curly Waterweed · Hedge Woundwort · Marsh-marigold · Butterbur +2
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Curly Waterweed Lagarosiphon major Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Butterbur Petasites hybridus Small Balsam Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,713 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Birch Catkin Bug 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rigid Hornwort · Curly Waterweed · Hedge Woundwort · Marsh-marigold · Butterbur +2
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Curly Waterweed Lagarosiphon major Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Butterbur Petasites hybridus Small Balsam Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Contacyphon coarctatus Contacyphon coarctatus
Contacyphon coarctatus Contacyphon coarctatus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024 Impatiens parviflora2024
Impatiens parviflora2024
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2024
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2024 