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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
52.57525, 1.13219
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Banded Demoiselle +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Ash +203 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Mulbarton’s Old Witch TrailWalking route4.7 km▾
Named routeLength 4.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wreningham’s Ghost Commons TrailWalking route1.9 km▾
Named routeLength 1.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wymondham’s Abbey TrailWalking route1.1 km▾
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
32,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
🐝Insects12 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trichopsocus brincki · Cartodere bifasciata · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shepherd's-purse · Broom · Greater Stitchwort · Greater Periwinkle · Treacle-mustard +76
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- Treacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoides
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
- Marsh Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
🐝Insects12 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trichopsocus brincki · Cartodere bifasciata · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shepherd's-purse · Broom · Greater Stitchwort · Greater Periwinkle · Treacle-mustard +76
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- Treacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoides
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
- Marsh Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird
Cream-spot Ladybird
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Epilobium palustre2025
Epilobium palustre2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025White WillowSalix alba2025White WillowSalix alba2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025OsierSalix viminalis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025HemlockConium maculatum2025HemlockConium maculatum2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2025Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2025Almond WillowSalix triandra2025Almond WillowSalix triandra2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2025Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025HopHumulus lupulus2025HopHumulus lupulus2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Hybrid Balsam-poplarPopulus balsamifera x trichocarpa = P. x hastata2025Hybrid Balsam-poplarPopulus balsamifera x trichocarpa = P. x hastata2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2025Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025