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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
🌿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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Holly Blue, Oak Mining Sawfly +114 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Holly Blue, Oak Mining Sawfly +114 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower, Water-violet +1 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower, Water-violet +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route

Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route

Downham Market Ring CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route868 m

Named routeRef 11Length 868 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mute Swan +59

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhitethroatCurruca communis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little OwlAthene noctua
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwiftApus apus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Muntjac

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2024

Oak Mining Sawfly · Bay Sucker · Trioza remota

Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea
Bay SuckerTrioza alacris
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mute Swan +59

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhitethroatCurruca communis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little OwlAthene noctua
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SwiftApus apus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Muntjac

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2024

Oak Mining Sawfly · Bay Sucker · Trioza remota

Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea
Bay SuckerTrioza alacris
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ajay Tegala · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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