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Nun's Wood

8 ha

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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51.80801, 1.06897

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Shelduck, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Daisy, Elder +48 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Daisy, Elder +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 150Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route420 m

Named routeRef 150Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 150Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route272 m

Named routeRef 150Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route31 m

Named routeRef 150Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds64 species

springwinter

2025

Shelduck · Redshank · Lapwing · Jackdaw · Cetti's Warbler +59

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CuckooCuculus canorus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GadwallMareca strepera
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia
KnotCalidris canutus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JayGarrulus glandarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Norfolk Aeshna · Pine Cone Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Saltmarsh Horsefly

Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Saltmarsh HorseflyAtylotus latistriatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springwinter

2025

Shelduck · Redshank · Lapwing · Jackdaw · Cetti's Warbler +59

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CuckooCuculus canorus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GadwallMareca strepera
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia
KnotCalidris canutus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JayGarrulus glandarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Norfolk Aeshna · Pine Cone Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Saltmarsh Horsefly

Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Saltmarsh HorseflyAtylotus latistriatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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