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Heydon's Oaks

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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10 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 — Woodpigeon, Linnet, Yellowhammer +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Linnet, Yellowhammer +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Hard-fern, Tormentil +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Platycheirus peltatus agg., Eristalis nemorum, Band-eyed Brown Horsefly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus peltatus agg., Eristalis nemorum, Band-eyed Brown Horsefly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route

Named routeRef LW10Local walking route

Walsingham WayWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

13,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2025

Buzzard · Redwing · Linnet · Wren · Chiffchaff +60

BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · Eristalis nemorum · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Striped Slender Robberfly · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly +4

SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus

🌿

Plants2 species

summerwinter

2025

Hard-fern · Tormentil

Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
TormentilPotentilla erecta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2025

Buzzard · Redwing · Linnet · Wren · Chiffchaff +60

BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · Eristalis nemorum · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Striped Slender Robberfly · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly +4

SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus

🌿

Plants2 species

summerwinter

2025

Hard-fern · Tormentil

Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
TormentilPotentilla erecta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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