Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield House
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.84258, 0.72314
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green-ribbed Sedge, White Bryony, Butterfly-bush +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
King's Lynn - Fakenham (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
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Coxford Heath, Tattersett
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Wildlife to spot
18,589 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,589 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +18
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +32
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter
🌿Plants3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Butterfly-bush · Gorse · Hairy Sedge
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,589 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +18
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +32
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy Darter
🌿Plants3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Butterfly-bush · Gorse · Hairy Sedge
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum
Sympetrum sanguineum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicariusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisBroom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivaceaBroom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivaceaDune Tiger BeetleCicindela maritimaDune Tiger BeetleCicindela maritimaParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024HebecnemaHebecnema2024HebecnemaHebecnema2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024FanniaFannia2024FanniaFannia2024Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024