RAF Coltishall Memorial Gardens
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.75839, 1.34346
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Tawny Owl 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 468m away 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Tawny Owl 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 468m away £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Tawny Owl, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Tawny Owl, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Pondweed, Ivy-leaved Duckweed, Orange Balsam +199 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxnead Circular Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Oxnead: Visual Vistas / A circular 2.5 mile walk through magical broadland countryside and beside a beautiful stretch of the River Bure, where kingfishers and barn owls can be seen.
Named route Length 2.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Walking route 98 km ▾
Cromer to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 98 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 3 Walking route 6 km ▾
Hoveton and Wroxham
Named route Length 6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Briggate/Worstead Circular Walking route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Length 5.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Felmingham Circular Walk Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Rivers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TRW Local cycle route
Show on map Bure Valley Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BVP Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW 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
6,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +9
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Opposite-leaved Pondweed · Ivy-leaved Duckweed · Red Pondweed · Maize · Snowberry +44
Opposite-leaved Pondweed Groenlandia densa2023 Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca Red Pondweed Potamogeton alpinus2023 Maize Zea mays2024 Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023 Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +9
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Opposite-leaved Pondweed · Ivy-leaved Duckweed · Red Pondweed · Maize · Snowberry +44
Opposite-leaved Pondweed Groenlandia densa2023 Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca Red Pondweed Potamogeton alpinus2023 Maize Zea mays2024 Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023 Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2023
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2023
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2023
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2023 2023
2023
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2023
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2023
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2023
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2023
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2023
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2023
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2023
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2023
Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata2023
Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata2023
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2023
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2023
Perfoliate Pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus2023
Perfoliate Pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus2023
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2024
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2024
Root Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
Root Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2024
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2024
Common Orache Atriplex patula2024
Common Orache Atriplex patula2024
Striped Goosefoot Chenopodium strictum2023
Striped Goosefoot Chenopodium strictum2023
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2023
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2023
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2023
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2023
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2023
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2023
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2023
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2023
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2023
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2023
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2023
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023
Rubus sect. Corylifolii Rubus sect. Corylifolii2023
Rubus sect. Corylifolii Rubus sect. Corylifolii2023
Almond Willow Salix triandra2023
Almond Willow Salix triandra2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2023
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2023
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2023
Bladderwort Utricularia australis2023
Bladderwort Utricularia australis2023
Whorl-grass Catabrosa aquatica2023
Whorl-grass Catabrosa aquatica2023
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2023
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2023
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2023
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2023
Chara Chara2023
Chara Chara2023
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata2023
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata2023
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata2023
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata2023
Horned Pondweed Zannichellia palustris2023
Horned Pondweed Zannichellia palustris2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2023
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2023
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum2023
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum2023
Walnut Juglans regia2023
Walnut Juglans regia2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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