Haughsend Plantation - Open water
33 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
52.69349, 1.42864
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 2Walking route5.6 km▾
Salhouse
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km▾
Hoveton and Wroxham
Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Rivers WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route
Bure Valley PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Hide overlooking Hoveton Great Broad, Bure Marshes nature reserve
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Wildlife to spot
23,211 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,211 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldcrest · Grey Heron · House Martin +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Muntjac
Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Norfolk Aeshna · Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Banded Demoiselle
Lesser Celandine · Pot Marigold · Himalayan Balsam · Oxeye Daisy · Common Nettle +14
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,211 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldcrest · Grey Heron · House Martin +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Muntjac
Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Norfolk Aeshna · Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Banded Demoiselle
Lesser Celandine · Pot Marigold · Himalayan Balsam · Oxeye Daisy · Common Nettle +14
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens
Calopteryx splendens
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenopeLesser EmperorAnax parthenopeWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumVariable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellumVariable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellumPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaYewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2025Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2025Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2025Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025