Medieval settlement around Anmer Hall
31 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
52.83333, 0.57857
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦16+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Grey Partridge
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦16+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Grey Partridge
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Grey Partridge, Bar-headed Goose +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Pheasant, Grey Partridge, Bar-headed Goose +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wild Mignonette, Scorpion Weed, Tufted Vetch +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
11 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
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km▾
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Sandringham Explorer LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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
5,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,992 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Partridge · Bar-headed Goose · Egyptian Goose · Greylag Goose · Red-legged Partridge +3
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rabbit · Chinese Water Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large White · Common Blue · Small White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +13
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Cornflower · Wild Mignonette · Tufted Vetch · Scorpion Weed
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,992 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Partridge · Bar-headed Goose · Egyptian Goose · Greylag Goose · Red-legged Partridge +3
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rabbit · Chinese Water Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large White · Common Blue · Small White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +13
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Cornflower · Wild Mignonette · Tufted Vetch · Scorpion Weed
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
