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Koolunga Gardens

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Oxford Ragwort, Musk Stork's-bill +205 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Oxford Ragwort, Musk Stork's-bill +205 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Lesser Chickweed, Three-cornered Garlic +19 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea Palling

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km

Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea PallingWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Route 517Cycling route

Named routeRef 517National Cycle Network

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km

Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route564 m

Named routeRef 30Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeRef 30Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Starling · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +42

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Loxia curvirostra curvirostraLoxia curvirostra curvirostra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Great TitParus major2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Hesperocorixa · Vine Weevil · Indet. Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Emperor Dragonfly +2

HesperocorixaHesperocorixa
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Acorn Weevil

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Ray's Knotgrass · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Jersey Cudweed · Water Bent · Guelder-rose +18

Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Bladder-sennaColutea arborescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,254 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Starling · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +42

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Loxia curvirostra curvirostraLoxia curvirostra curvirostra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Great TitParus major2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Hesperocorixa · Vine Weevil · Indet. Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Emperor Dragonfly +2

HesperocorixaHesperocorixa
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Acorn Weevil

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Ray's Knotgrass · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Jersey Cudweed · Water Bent · Guelder-rose +18

Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Bladder-sennaColutea arborescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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