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Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.53869, 1.37861
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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 🅿️ Parking 339m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 339m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +155 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +155 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Small Teasel, Herb-Robert, Mistletoe +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Small Teasel, Herb-Robert, Mistletoe +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Ramsons, Guelder-rose +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Claxton Circular Walking route 5.3 km ▾
Named route Length 5.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Northcroft public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 11.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Entering Brooke via Hunstead Lane
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Wildlife to spot
6,840 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,840 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +13
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,840 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +13
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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