Prince William Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 35 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › Eastern › King's Lynn and West Norfolk Getting here
52.81516, 0.46096
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Woodpigeon, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Stonechat, Woodpigeon, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather, Bog Moss, Heath Plait-moss +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Black Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Black Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Bramble, Sweet Chestnut +4 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 28 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Farm track past cultivated fields
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Wildlife to spot
9,012 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,012 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Cuckoo · Pheasant · Robin +44
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Keeled Skimmer · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Diaperis boleti +18
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Heather · Round-leaved Sundew · Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath +8
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Calluna vulgaris Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,012 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Cuckoo · Pheasant · Robin +44
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Keeled Skimmer · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Diaperis boleti +18
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Heather · Round-leaved Sundew · Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath +8
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Calluna vulgaris Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Paragus Paragus
Paragus Paragus
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Bracken
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus
Oblong-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia
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