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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.57691, 0.82780
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Cheilosia variabilis +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Bird Cherry, Ivy +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Great Eastern Pingo TrailWalking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Pickenhams Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 07Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW07Local walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 08Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW08Local walking route
Church Walkpublic footpath · 203 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mPath type: pedestrian
Hall Alleypublic footpath · 53 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mPath type: footway
Church Walkpublic footpath · 163 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mPath type: pedestrian
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route117 m▾
Named routeLength 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route126 m▾
Named routeLength 126 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blue Tit +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
7-spot Ladybird · Chrysotoxum festivum · Cheilosia · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Trichocera saltator +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
- CheilosiaCheilosia2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Ivy · Bush Vetch · Honeysuckle · Bugle · Thyme-leaved Speedwell +5
- IvyHedera helix
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blue Tit +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
7-spot Ladybird · Chrysotoxum festivum · Cheilosia · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Trichocera saltator +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
- CheilosiaCheilosia2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Ivy · Bush Vetch · Honeysuckle · Bugle · Thyme-leaved Speedwell +5
- IvyHedera helix
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2025Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2025Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis