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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.37515, 1.08568
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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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Angles Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Mid Suffolk Footpath Walking route 34.6 km ▾
Named route Length 34.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map Spider Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Lopham Loop Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Local walking route
Show on map Roydon Fen public footpath · 292 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 292 m Surface compacted Path type: service
Show on map Boundary Way public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Path type: residential
Show on map Long Meadow Drive public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Diss Beacon Cycle Route Cycling route 15 km ▾
Named route Length 15 km Local cycle route
Show on map Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional 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 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 N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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About this nature reserve Roydon Fen is a 15-hectare Local Nature Reserve in South Norfolk, Eastern England. The site features fenland habitats that support unique flora and fauna, including dragonflies and rare plants, attracting naturalists and walkers alike.
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Wildlife to spot
30,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,215 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Rock Dove +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Hybrid Black-poplar · Gypsywort · Hawthorn · Bittersweet · Hornbeam +73
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Wild Privet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,215 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Rock Dove +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Hybrid Black-poplar · Gypsywort · Hawthorn · Bittersweet · Hornbeam +73
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Wild Privet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ligustrum vulgare
Ligustrum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata
Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Aspen Populus tremula
Aspen Populus tremula
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
White Clover Trifolium repens
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