Oaks Meadow Play Area
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.63459, 1.54503
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga furcata, Dark-edged Bee-fly +273 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Hogweed, Ribwort Plantain +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km▾
Cromer to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Acle CircularWalking route7.2 km▾
Weavers’ Way - Walk 10
Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 2Walking route4.7 km▾
Cantley
Named routeLength 4.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 3Walking route6 km▾
Cantley to Lingwood
Named routeLength 6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Carters Lokepublic footpath · 102 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mPath type: track
Carters Lokepublic footpath · 105 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface compactedPath type: track
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km▾
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
35,240 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,240 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Carrion Crow +34
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red Deer
Tipula maxima · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Emerald Damselfly · Scathophaga suilla · Epiphragma ocellare +87
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Scathophaga suillaScathophaga suilla2025
- Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025
- Drab Griever
Guelder-rose · Marsh Fern · Dwarf Elder · Nicotiana sylvestris
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Marsh FernThelypteris palustris
- Dwarf ElderSambucus ebulus
- Nicotiana sylvestrisNicotiana sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,240 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Carrion Crow +34
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red Deer
Tipula maxima · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Emerald Damselfly · Scathophaga suilla · Epiphragma ocellare +87
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Scathophaga suillaScathophaga suilla2025
- Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025
- Drab Griever
Guelder-rose · Marsh Fern · Dwarf Elder · Nicotiana sylvestris
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Marsh FernThelypteris palustris
- Dwarf ElderSambucus ebulus
- Nicotiana sylvestrisNicotiana sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolerus nigratus2025
Dolerus nigratus2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025Ctenarytaina eucalyptiCtenarytaina eucalyptiCtenarytaina eucalyptiCtenarytaina eucalyptiBright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii2025Bright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Edwardsiana frustratorEdwardsiana frustrator2025Edwardsiana frustratorEdwardsiana frustrator2025Metylophorus nebulosusMetylophorus nebulosus2025Metylophorus nebulosusMetylophorus nebulosus2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025AneugmenusAneugmenus2025AneugmenusAneugmenus2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Square-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatus2025Square-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatus2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina2025Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2025Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2025Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2025Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Meiosimyza decipiensMeiosimyza decipiens2025Meiosimyza decipiensMeiosimyza decipiens2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Common Gooseberry NematineEuura ribesii2025Common Gooseberry NematineEuura ribesii2025Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2025Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2025Trichostegia minorTrichostegia minor2025Trichostegia minorTrichostegia minor2025Kirby’s Sedge NematineEuura kirbyi2025Kirby’s Sedge NematineEuura kirbyi20256-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria sexpunctata20256-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria sexpunctata2025Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis2025Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis2025Orthonevra atlanticaOrthonevra atlantica2025Orthonevra atlanticaOrthonevra atlantica2025Oedalea hybotinaOedalea hybotina2025Oedalea hybotinaOedalea hybotina2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Red-backed WeeperDolerus aericeps2025Red-backed WeeperDolerus aericeps2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2025Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2025Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2025Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2025Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis2025Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis2025Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus2025Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Tipula lunataTipula lunata2025Tipula lunataTipula lunata2025Anthomyza colliniAnthomyza collini2025Anthomyza colliniAnthomyza collini2025Molophilus griseusMolophilus griseus2025Molophilus griseusMolophilus griseus2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus2025Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus2025Shady TigressAthalia lugens2025Shady TigressAthalia lugens2025Cordilura puberaCordilura pubera2025Cordilura puberaCordilura pubera2025Greater Haw-borerHoplocampa crataegi2025Greater Haw-borerHoplocampa crataegi2025Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Scarce Orange LegionnaireBeris clavipes2025Scarce Orange LegionnaireBeris clavipes2025Trigonometopus frontalisTrigonometopus frontalis2025Trigonometopus frontalisTrigonometopus frontalis2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Black ColonelOdontomyia tigrina2025Black ColonelOdontomyia tigrina2025Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2025Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025Cordilura impudicaCordilura impudica2025Cordilura impudicaCordilura impudica2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2025Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025All-black SnoutNemotelus nigrinus2025All-black SnoutNemotelus nigrinus2025Rhamphomyia tibiellaRhamphomyia tibiella2025Rhamphomyia tibiellaRhamphomyia tibiella2025Empis nigripesEmpis nigripes2025Empis nigripesEmpis nigripes2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Scathophaga inquinataScathophaga inquinata2025Scathophaga inquinataScathophaga inquinata2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2025Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2025Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2025Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2025Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2025Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2025Events & activities nearby
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