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Ling Common

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Bure Vally Way Car Park 342m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Bure Vally Way Car Park 342m away

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Opposite-leaved Pondweed, Frogbit, Cockspur +334 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxnead CircularWalking route2.5 km

Oxnead: Visual Vistas / A circular 2.5 mile walk through magical broadland countryside and beside a beautiful stretch of the River Bure, where kingfishers and barn owls can be seen.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km

Hoveton and Wroxham

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Briggate/Worstead CircularWalking route5.2 km

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Rivers WayCycling route

Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route

Bure Valley PathCycling route

Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2026

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Vine Weevil · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +1

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants18 species

springautumn

2025

Red Campion · Lesser Celandine · Shaggy Soldier · Green Nightshade · Hare's-foot Clover +13

Red CampionSilene dioica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
Green NightshadeSolanum nitidibaccatum
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense
Hairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2026

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Vine Weevil · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +1

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants18 species

springautumn

2025

Red Campion · Lesser Celandine · Shaggy Soldier · Green Nightshade · Hare's-foot Clover +13

Red CampionSilene dioica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
Green NightshadeSolanum nitidibaccatum
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense
Hairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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