Ponder's Plantation 113 ha
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Places › England › Eastern › King's Lynn and West Norfolk Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🌿 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
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🌿 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldcrest +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldcrest +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Scots Pine, Climbing Corydalis, Rhododendron +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Scots Pine, Climbing Corydalis, Rhododendron +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elizabeth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 53 km National walking route
Show on map The Woottons Circular Walking route 3 km ▾
This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Norfolk Coast Path Walking route 191.7 km ▾
Named route Ref NCP Length 191.7 km National walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fairstead Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Local cycle route
Show on map North Lynn Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map King's Lynn - Fakenham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza urticae · Monoceros Beetle +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 Trioza urticae Trioza urticae Monoceros Beetle Notoxus monoceros Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami 🌿 Plants 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Scots Pine · Rhododendron · Western Red-cedar · Horse-chestnut
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza urticae · Monoceros Beetle +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 Trioza urticae Trioza urticae Monoceros Beetle Notoxus monoceros Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami 🌿 Plants 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Scots Pine · Rhododendron · Western Red-cedar · Horse-chestnut
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Turnip Tigress
Turnip Tigress
Athalia rosae
Athalia rosae
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2024
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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