Red Lion Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.50157, 1.51624
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Ruff +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Ruff +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Snowdrop · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly +171 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly +171 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 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 Bigod's Way Walking route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Length 5.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beccles and Geldeston circular walk Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southwald to Reedham Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
24,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit · Kestrel +48
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Demetrias atricapillus · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Brown Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit · Kestrel +48
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Demetrias atricapillus · Lesser Stag Beetle +3
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Brown Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis2025
Aeshna grandis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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