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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Norfolk Getting here
52.71120, 1.45191
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 387m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 387m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Wren +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Wren +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, Azure Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, Azure Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Royal Fern, Bog-myrtle, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Royal Fern, Bog-myrtle, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bittern Line Walk 2 Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Salhouse
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 3 Walking route 6 km ▾
Hoveton and Wroxham
Named route Length 6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Rivers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TRW Local cycle route
Show on map Bure Valley Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BVP Local cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Palmers Lane restricted byway · 577 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 577 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Palmers Lane restricted byway · 333 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 333 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Gated entrance by Long Covert
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Wildlife to spot
21,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,231 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Robin · Black-headed Gull +38
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Norfolk Aeshna · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Hairy Dragonfly +14
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Variable Damselfly Bog-myrtle · Royal Fern · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hemp-agrimony · Parsley Water-dropwort +2
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Marsh Pea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,231 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Robin · Black-headed Gull +38
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Norfolk Aeshna · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Hairy Dragonfly +14
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Variable Damselfly Bog-myrtle · Royal Fern · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hemp-agrimony · Parsley Water-dropwort +2
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Marsh Pea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion pulchellum
Coenagrion pulchellum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Lathyrus palustris
Lathyrus palustris
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