Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
17 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
52.59515, 1.33534
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Barn Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Barn Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Robin +93 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Robin +93 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Speckled Bush-cricket +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Yarrow, Pyramidal Orchid +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Photos
The site of Bixley village
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Wildlife to spot
23,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,652 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Peregrine · Yellow-legged Gull · Black Redstart · Robin +40
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CorncrakeCrex crex
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer · Red Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser +9
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Bee Orchid · Lords-and-Ladies · Yarrow · Pyramidal Orchid
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,652 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Peregrine · Yellow-legged Gull · Black Redstart · Robin +40
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CorncrakeCrex crex
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer · Red Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser +9
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Bee Orchid · Lords-and-Ladies · Yarrow · Pyramidal Orchid
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas