Marlpit Community Garden 3 ha
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52.64406, 1.24498
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Teal +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Teal +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam, Bracken +102 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Himalayan Balsam, Bracken +102 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +14 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gunton Lane public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: path
Show on map Gunton Lane public footpath · 70 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 70 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Gunton Lane public footpath · 449 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 449 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Hellesdon: northward view from near site of former station
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Wildlife to spot
59,552 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,552 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Teal · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Mallard · Coot +39
Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Firebug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Hairy Shieldbug · Small Nettle Weevil +15
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Phaonia tuguriorum Glory-of-the-snow · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Hyacinth · Oregon-grape · False Oxlip +9
Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha daffodils Narcissus Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,552 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Teal · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Mallard · Coot +39
Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Firebug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Hairy Shieldbug · Small Nettle Weevil +15
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Phaonia tuguriorum Glory-of-the-snow · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Hyacinth · Oregon-grape · False Oxlip +9
Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha daffodils Narcissus Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Tetraphleps bicuspis Tetraphleps bicuspis
Tetraphleps bicuspis Tetraphleps bicuspis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Wisteria Scale Eulecanium excrescens
Wisteria Scale Eulecanium excrescens
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 