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High Plantation

6 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 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 — Blackbird, Rook, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Rook, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Hogweed +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Meadow Brown, Hairy Shieldbug +189 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Meadow Brown, Hairy Shieldbug +189 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Common Cudweed, Bird's-foot +242 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Common Cudweed, Bird's-foot +242 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Sarcoscypha · last seen 2012; Fungi — Sarcoscypha · last seen 2012

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route

Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn

Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Lamson's Lanepublic footpath · 340 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 340 mSurface groundPath type: track

Mill Drovepublic footpath · 889 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 889 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West WinchCycling route

Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,727 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,727 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodcock · Rook · Robin · Collared Dove · Wren +42

WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Great TitParus major2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CuckooCuculus canorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2021

Hedgehog · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springautumn

2021

Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Indet. Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2020
Indet. SnakeSerpentes2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects67 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Pine Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Demetrias atricapillus +62

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2021
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2019
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2019
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2019
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2019
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2019
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2019
Philorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus2019
Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2019
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2019
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2019
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2021
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2019
Longitarsus luridusLongitarsus luridus2019
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2019
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2019
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2019
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2019
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2019
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Stenus impressusStenus impressus2019
Olibrus pygmaeusOlibrus pygmaeus2019
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2019
Tachyporus hypnorumTachyporus hypnorum2019
Philonthus cognatusPhilonthus cognatus2019
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2019
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2019
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2019
Plinthisus brevipennisPlinthisus brevipennis2019
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2019
Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2019
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2019
Olibrus aeneusOlibrus aeneus2019
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2019
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2019
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2019
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2019
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2019
Philonthus variansPhilonthus varians2019
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2019
Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019
Longitarsus pratensisLongitarsus pratensis2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
Chrysolina hypericiChrysolina hyperici2019
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2019
Megalonotus dilatatusMegalonotus dilatatus2019
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2019
Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros2019
Olibrus affinisOlibrus affinis2019
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2019
Philonthus carbonariusPhilonthus carbonarius2019
Tachyporus nitidulusTachyporus nitidulus2019
Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2019
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2019

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Lemon-scented Fern · Green Yoke-moss

Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,727 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodcock · Rook · Robin · Collared Dove · Wren +42

WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Great TitParus major2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CuckooCuculus canorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2021

Hedgehog · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springautumn

2021

Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Indet. Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2020
Indet. SnakeSerpentes2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects67 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Pine Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Demetrias atricapillus +62

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2021
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2019
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2019
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2019
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2019
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2019
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2019
Philorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus2019
Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2019
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2019
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2019
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2021
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2019
Longitarsus luridusLongitarsus luridus2019
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2019
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2019
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2019
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2019
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2019
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Stenus impressusStenus impressus2019
Olibrus pygmaeusOlibrus pygmaeus2019
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2019
Tachyporus hypnorumTachyporus hypnorum2019
Philonthus cognatusPhilonthus cognatus2019
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2019
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2019
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2019
Plinthisus brevipennisPlinthisus brevipennis2019
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2019
Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2019
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2019
Olibrus aeneusOlibrus aeneus2019
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2019
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2019
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2019
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2019
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2019
Philonthus variansPhilonthus varians2019
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2019
Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019
Longitarsus pratensisLongitarsus pratensis2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
Chrysolina hypericiChrysolina hyperici2019
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2019
Megalonotus dilatatusMegalonotus dilatatus2019
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2019
Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros2019
Olibrus affinisOlibrus affinis2019
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2019
Philonthus carbonariusPhilonthus carbonarius2019
Tachyporus nitidulusTachyporus nitidulus2019
Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2019
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2019

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Lemon-scented Fern · Green Yoke-moss

Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦STRADSETT HALLHistoric site2.3 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site800 m→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site4.6 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Marham AbbeyHistoric site3.6 km→

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