Holmes's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 39 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Norfolk Getting here
52.83211, 1.04090
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Small-reed, Fine-leaved Water-dropwort, Golden Dock · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ridland's Road public footpath · 556 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 556 m Path type: track
Show on map Craymere Beck public footpath · 151 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 151 m Path type: track
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Salle Cycle Loop Cycling route 11.3 km ▾
Named route Length 11.3 km Local cycle route
Show on map Wood Dalling Cycle Loop Cycling route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 593 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 593 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Dyes byway open to all traffic · 1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1 km Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Grassy track in Holmes's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Collared Dove · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Whitethroat Curruca communis Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Helophilus pendulus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ferdinandea cuprea · Dor Beetle · Sericomyia silentis +10
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Wood Small-reed
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Collared Dove · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Whitethroat Curruca communis Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Helophilus pendulus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ferdinandea cuprea · Dor Beetle · Sericomyia silentis +10
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Wood Small-reed
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Lapposyrphus lapponicus Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Lapposyrphus lapponicus Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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