Royal Airforce Coltishall
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▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Pheasant 🌿 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
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Pheasant 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +180 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +180 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bent, Bracken, Barren Strawberry +305 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Bent, Bracken, Barren Strawberry +305 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Common Sorrel +38 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 Bittern Line Walk 5 Walking route 6 km ▾
North Walsham
Named route Length 6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Photos RAF Coltishall Runway Approach
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Wildlife to spot
3,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,801 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Grey Wagtail · Tufted Duck · Red-legged Partridge · Mallard +26
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Downy Emerald · Common Darter +41
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021 Few-flowered Garlic · Chicory · Nipplewort · Agrimony · Barren Strawberry +4
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Chicory Cichorium intybus2021 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2021 Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2020 Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2020 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,801 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Grey Wagtail · Tufted Duck · Red-legged Partridge · Mallard +26
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Downy Emerald · Common Darter +41
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021 Few-flowered Garlic · Chicory · Nipplewort · Agrimony · Barren Strawberry +4
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Chicory Cichorium intybus2021 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2021 Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2020 Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2020 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polecat Mustela putorius2020
Polecat Mustela putorius2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2021
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2021
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2021
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2021
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2021
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2023
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2022
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2022
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2022
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2022
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2022
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2022
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2022
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2022
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2022
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Muscina levida Muscina levida2022
Muscina levida Muscina levida2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2022
Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata2021
Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata2021
Ceraclea albimacula Ceraclea albimacula2021
Ceraclea albimacula Ceraclea albimacula2021
Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis2021
Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis2021
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2021
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2021
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2021
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2021
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2021
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2021
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2021
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2021
Arhopalus rusticus Arhopalus rusticus2021
Arhopalus rusticus Arhopalus rusticus2021
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2021
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2021
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2021
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2021
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2021
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2021
Trichostegia minor Trichostegia minor2021
Trichostegia minor Trichostegia minor2021
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2021
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2021
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2021
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2021
Tipula lunata Tipula lunata2021
Tipula lunata Tipula lunata2021
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2021
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2021
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis2021
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis2021
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2021
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus2021 2020
2020
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2020
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2020
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2020
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2020
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2020
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2020 