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Getting here
52.61404, 1.29798
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Firebug, Anthomyia +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
62,792 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
62,792 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti +18
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Wahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbuti
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Nettle-leaved Figwort · Alder · Green Alkanet · Ivy · Common Ragwort +1
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- IvyHedera helix
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
62,792 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti +18
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Wahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbuti
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Nettle-leaved Figwort · Alder · Green Alkanet · Ivy · Common Ragwort +1
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- IvyHedera helix
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceusRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusPellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariaePellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariaeEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri