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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +47 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Green-veined White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +47 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Cudweed, Lilac, Silver-moss +163 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Cudweed, Lilac, Silver-moss +163 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, White Dead-nettle, Evergreen Oak +20 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route

Named routeRef LW10Local walking route

Walsingham WayWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,158 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,158 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Blackbird · Stock Dove +82

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2014
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MagpiePica pica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2015
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus2015
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2015
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2015
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2014
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2013
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2020
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2015
NuthatchSitta europaea2015
CurlewNumenius arquata2014
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2010
House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2014
Common TernSterna hirundo2014
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2014
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2010
TealAnas crecca2010

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2022

Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2016
MoleTalpa europaea2015
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2014

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2024

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummer

2022

Green-veined White · Brimstone · Meadow Brown · Orange-tip · Speckled Wood +45

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Leptocera nigraLeptocera nigra2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2015
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2020
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2019
Grass RivuletPerizoma albulata2019
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus2019
Marbled MinorOligia strigilis2019
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
LychnisHadena bicruris2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
NutmegAnarta trifolii2019
Sandy CarpetPerizoma flavofasciata2019
Rustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordens2019
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018
Pseudocollinella humidaPseudocollinella humida2018
Leptocera fontinalisLeptocera fontinalis2018
Opacifrons coxataOpacifrons coxata2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2015
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2012
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2012
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2012
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2012
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2010

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumnwinter

2019

Umbellifer Mildew · Coenogonium pineti

Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
Coenogonium pinetiCoenogonium pineti2012

🌿

Plants18 species

autumn

2022

Silver-moss · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Evergreen Spindle · Lilac · Common Feather-moss +13

Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2020
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2012
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2020
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2020
Brackish Water-crowfootRanunculus baudotii2018
Biting StonecropSedum acre2014
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2010
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2010
BrambleRubus fruticosus2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,158 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Blackbird · Stock Dove +82

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2014
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MagpiePica pica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2015
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus2015
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2015
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2015
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2014
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2013
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2020
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2015
NuthatchSitta europaea2015
CurlewNumenius arquata2014
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2010
House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2014
Common TernSterna hirundo2014
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2014
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2010
TealAnas crecca2010

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2022

Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2016
MoleTalpa europaea2015
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2014

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2024

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummer

2022

Green-veined White · Brimstone · Meadow Brown · Orange-tip · Speckled Wood +45

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Leptocera nigraLeptocera nigra2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2015
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2020
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2019
Grass RivuletPerizoma albulata2019
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus2019
Marbled MinorOligia strigilis2019
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
LychnisHadena bicruris2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
NutmegAnarta trifolii2019
Sandy CarpetPerizoma flavofasciata2019
Rustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordens2019
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018
Pseudocollinella humidaPseudocollinella humida2018
Leptocera fontinalisLeptocera fontinalis2018
Opacifrons coxataOpacifrons coxata2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2015
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2012
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2012
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2012
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2012
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2010

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumnwinter

2019

Umbellifer Mildew · Coenogonium pineti

Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
Coenogonium pinetiCoenogonium pineti2012

🌿

Plants18 species

autumn

2022

Silver-moss · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Evergreen Spindle · Lilac · Common Feather-moss +13

Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2020
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2012
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2020
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2020
Brackish Water-crowfootRanunculus baudotii2018
Biting StonecropSedum acre2014
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2010
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2010
BrambleRubus fruticosus2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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