Hampden View Junior Park
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.64700, 1.19049
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Cantharis rustica +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cotton Thistle, Common Stork's-bill, Field Pansy +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Countryside TrailWalking route▾
Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m
Named route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Green PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Costessey Park & Ride bus terminal
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Wildlife to spot
22,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Moorhen +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Cantharis rustica · 22-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +36
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Stork's-bill · Mugwort · Field Pansy · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Fiddleneck +11
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Field PansyViola arvensis
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Moorhen +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Cantharis rustica · 22-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +36
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Stork's-bill · Mugwort · Field Pansy · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Fiddleneck +11
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Field PansyViola arvensis
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas