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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › Eastern › King's Lynn and West Norfolk Getting here
52.67207, 0.41049
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Wren, Greylag Goose +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Greylag Goose +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Alder, Common Reed +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sycamore, Alder, Common Reed +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +1 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nar Valley Way Walking route 54 km ▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named route Length 54 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cross-Norfolk Trail Walking route 96 km ▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 96 km Point-to-point Rhn
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney Abbey Walking route 10.5 km ▾
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 32 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 King's Lynn-Swaffham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Gold (5) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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 NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Thieves Bridge Rd. from the entrance to Thieves Bridge Farm
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Wildlife to spot
7,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,938 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard +36
Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Ruddy Darter Sycamore · Common Reed · Holly · Common Fleabane · Alder +11
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa Silver Birch Betula pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,938 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard +36
Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Ruddy Darter Sycamore · Common Reed · Holly · Common Fleabane · Alder +11
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa Silver Birch Betula pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum
Sympetrum sanguineum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Bodilopsis rufa Bodilopsis rufa
Bodilopsis rufa Bodilopsis rufa
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Horse-chestnut
Horse-chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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