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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › Eastern › King's Lynn and West Norfolk Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon 🌿 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +59 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Sweet Chestnut +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Campion, Flixweed, Bladder Campion +209 more · last seen 2016; Plants — White Campion, Flixweed, Bladder Campion +209 more · last seen 2016
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harpley Circular Walk Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Narborough Circular Walk Walking route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Length 3.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 08 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW08 Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 09 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW09 Local walking route
Show on map West Acre Circular Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-Swaffham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Gold (5) Local cycle route
Show on map King's Lynn - Fakenham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green (2) 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle Route Mountain bike route 83.6 km ▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named route Length 83.6 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Farm track opposite Home Farm & West Acre Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
754 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 754 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jay · Jackdaw +41
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2018 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone2018 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Common Gull Larus canus2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2017 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2018 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2018 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2018 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2017 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2017 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Redwing Turdus iliacus2016 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2016 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2016 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red Admiral · Comma · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket +33
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Comma Polygonia c-album2018 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2021 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 754 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jay · Jackdaw +41
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2018 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone2018 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Common Gull Larus canus2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2017 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2018 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2018 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2018 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2017 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2017 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Redwing Turdus iliacus2016 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2016 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2016 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red Admiral · Comma · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket +33
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Comma Polygonia c-album2018 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2021 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2016
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2016
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Mintho rufiventris Mintho rufiventris2022
Mintho rufiventris Mintho rufiventris2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2022
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2021
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2021
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2021
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2021
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2021
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2021
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2021
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2021
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2021
Churchyard Beetle Blaps mucronata2021
Churchyard Beetle Blaps mucronata2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2015
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2015 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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