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Oak Belt

12 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxnead CircularWalking route2.5 km

Oxnead: Visual Vistas / A circular 2.5 mile walk through magical broadland countryside and beside a beautiful stretch of the River Bure, where kingfishers and barn owls can be seen.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route

North Walsham and Dilham CanalWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km

Hoveton and Wroxham

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Briggate/Worstead CircularWalking route5.2 km

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bure Valley PathCycling route

Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route

Weavers’ WayCycling route

Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerwinter

2026

Barn Owl · Blackbird · Hobby · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +57

Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +2

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerwinter

2026

Barn Owl · Blackbird · Hobby · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +57

Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +2

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Roman settlement at BramptonHistoric site4.6 km→🌱RAF Coltishall Memorial GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Ling CommonUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Edward's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Cross 120m south west of Tollgate FarmHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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