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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Norwich Getting here
52.62726, 1.31462
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Tufted Duck +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Tufted Duck +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Green Alkanet, Few-flowered Garlic +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Green Alkanet, Few-flowered Garlic +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The grave of the Reid Family
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Wildlife to spot
67,517 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 67,517 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mute Swan · Mallard +14
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil +21
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Cleavers · Green Alkanet · Few-flowered Garlic · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine +15
Cleavers Galium aparine Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 67,517 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mute Swan · Mallard +14
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil +21
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Cleavers · Green Alkanet · Few-flowered Garlic · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine +15
Cleavers Galium aparine Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum
Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum
Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina
Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum 