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Mink Belt

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Notiophilus aquaticus, Longitarsus dorsalis, Small White +157 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Notiophilus aquaticus, Longitarsus dorsalis, Small White +157 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — White Campion, Flixweed, Wild Marjoram +22 more · last seen 2020; Plants — White Campion, Flixweed, Wild Marjoram +22 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Crab Apple

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 08Walking route

Named routeRef LW08Local walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route

Named routeRef LW09Local walking route

West Acre CircularWalking route2.8 km

Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Castle Acre Circular (Short)Walking route1.5 km

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route

Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

900 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springautumnwinter

2024

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +42

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
Common GullLarus canus2018
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2018
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2017
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2016
LapwingVanellus vanellus2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects57 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Small White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma +52

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2021
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2021
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2021
Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2021
Churchyard BeetleBlaps mucronata2021
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
PeacockAglais io2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2016
Glocianus distinctusGlocianus distinctus2016
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis2016
Holotrichapion pisiHolotrichapion pisi2016
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2016
Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus2016
Tachyporus hypnorumTachyporus hypnorum2016
Mecinus labilisMecinus labilis2016
Limonius poneliLimonius poneli2016
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2016
Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2016
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2016
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2016
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2016
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2016

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2020

Wild Marjoram · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Greater Knapweed · Common Knapweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springautumnwinter

2024

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +42

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
Common GullLarus canus2018
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2018
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2017
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2016
LapwingVanellus vanellus2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects57 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Small White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma +52

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2021
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2021
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2021
Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2021
Churchyard BeetleBlaps mucronata2021
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
PeacockAglais io2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2016
Glocianus distinctusGlocianus distinctus2016
Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis2016
Holotrichapion pisiHolotrichapion pisi2016
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2016
Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus2016
Tachyporus hypnorumTachyporus hypnorum2016
Mecinus labilisMecinus labilis2016
Limonius poneliLimonius poneli2016
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2016
Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2016
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2016
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2016
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2016
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2016

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2020

Wild Marjoram · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Greater Knapweed · Common Knapweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinctHistoric site4.2 km→✦Castle Acre PrioryHistoric site4.9 km→🌱St James's GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Emanuel's CommonUrban park4.8 km→🌱Newton Heath and Whinhill CommonUrban park4.9 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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