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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Greenfinch
🌿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

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Greenfinch
🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Byturus, Common Cockchafer +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Byturus, Common Cockchafer +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Bracken · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km

This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Peddars WayWalking route74 km

Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Sandringham Explorer LoopCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

4,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +40

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MagpiePica pica
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · Byturus · Common Cockchafer

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
ByturusByturus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Bracken

BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +40

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MagpiePica pica
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · Byturus · Common Cockchafer

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
ByturusByturus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Bracken

BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site1.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Lovat Scouts' First World War training trenches, DockingHistoric site4.8 km→✦Medieval settlement around Anmer HallHistoric site4.7 km→

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