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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.82652, 1.02344
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Martins Farm on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Martins Farm on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder, Setaceous Hebrew Character +213 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wood Small-reed · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km▾
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Melton Road past Martins Farm
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Wildlife to spot
14,545 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,545 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Helophilus pendulus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ferdinandea cuprea · Dor Beetle · Sericomyia silentis +10
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Platycheirus albimanus
Wood Small-reed
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,545 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Helophilus pendulus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ferdinandea cuprea · Dor Beetle · Sericomyia silentis +10
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Platycheirus albimanus
Wood Small-reed
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Lapposyrphus lapponicusLapposyrphus lapponicusLapposyrphus lapponicusLapposyrphus lapponicusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus