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Places › England › Eastern › Norwich Getting here
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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, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Yellow Iris, Common Nettle +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Yellow Iris, Common Nettle +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +303 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +303 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 105 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
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Wildlife to spot
24,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen · Greylag Goose +36
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat
Twin-spot Centurion · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sylvicola cinctus · Halesus radiatus · Aspidapion aeneum +23
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Yellow Iris · Broad-leaved Dock · Gorse +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Gorse Ulex europaeus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen · Greylag Goose +36
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat
Twin-spot Centurion · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sylvicola cinctus · Halesus radiatus · Aspidapion aeneum +23
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Yellow Iris · Broad-leaved Dock · Gorse +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Gorse Ulex europaeus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Coloradoa achilleae Coloradoa achilleae2025
Coloradoa achilleae Coloradoa achilleae2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Slender-horned Leatherbug Ceraleptus lividus2025
Slender-horned Leatherbug Ceraleptus lividus2025
Opomyza Opomyza2025
Opomyza Opomyza2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Issus Issus2025
Issus Issus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Zygina nivea Zygina nivea2025
Zygina nivea Zygina nivea2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Trichocera saltator Trichocera saltator2025
Trichocera saltator Trichocera saltator2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Bradysia pallipes Bradysia pallipes2025
Bradysia pallipes Bradysia pallipes2025
Campsicnemus scambus Campsicnemus scambus2025
Campsicnemus scambus Campsicnemus scambus2025
Tachydromia aemula Tachydromia aemula2025
Tachydromia aemula Tachydromia aemula2025
Campsicnemus curvipes Campsicnemus curvipes2025
Campsicnemus curvipes Campsicnemus curvipes2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum2025
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 