Pope's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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52.51136, 1.27059
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Orpine, Ground-ivy, Greater Periwinkle +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Pedunculate Oak
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Beata Walking route ▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kett's Country Walk Walking route 18 km ▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named route Length 18 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Tas Valley Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mulbarton’s Old Witch Trail Walking route 4.7 km ▾
Named route Length 4.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos View along the northern edge of Pope's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
7,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Polecat +2
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Polecat Mustela putorius2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm
Glow-worm · Green Drake · 7-spot Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Green Drake Ephemera danica2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Darter 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Ground-ivy · Greater Periwinkle · Hart's-Tongue · Orpine · Red Dead-nettle +20
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daffodil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Polecat +2
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Polecat Mustela putorius2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm
Glow-worm · Green Drake · 7-spot Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Green Drake Ephemera danica2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Darter 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Ground-ivy · Greater Periwinkle · Hart's-Tongue · Orpine · Red Dead-nettle +20
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daffodil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024 Sympetrum striolatum2024
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024 Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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