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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.65051, 1.18193
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis tenax +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Campion, White Bryony, Germander Speedwell +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Countryside TrailWalking route▾
Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m
Named route
Costessey CircularWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Green PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock +27
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +21
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Daffodil · Snowdrop · Milk Thistle · Butcher's-broom
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Milk ThistleSilybum marianum
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock +27
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +21
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Daffodil · Snowdrop · Milk Thistle · Butcher's-broom
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Milk ThistleSilybum marianum
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas