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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
🐕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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Burdock, Flowering Currant, Summer Snowflake +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Burdock, Flowering Currant, Summer Snowflake +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Multi-Use Trail, Blickling EstateWalking route6.5 km

Sand tracks, some tree roots, and hard surfaces with occasional seats. Marker posts along the route. Path is wide and buggy-friendly, but may be unsuitable for limited mobility; some gates and surfaces can challenge unaccompanied wheelchair users.

Named routeLength 6.5 kmDuration 01:45Round tripLocal walking route

Brady's Walk, Blickling EstateWalking route8 km

8km trail around Blickling Estate

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Blickling Circular WalkWalking route7.5 km

Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Aylsham Town CircularWalking route7 km

Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Aylsham WorkhouseWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cromer Explorer LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Regional cycle route

Marriott's WayCycling route

Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route

Weavers’ WayCycling route

Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Mannington Cycle RouteCycling route18 km

Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,568 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,568 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +83

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat +3

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Pelophylax · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
PelophylaxPelophylax2024
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects32 species

spring

2026

Southern Hawker · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Golden-haired Robberfly +27

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025
Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2025
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2025
Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Rosy Leaf-curling AphidDysaphis (Dysaphis) devecta2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Fox-coloured Pine CombhornNeodiprion sertifer2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Dark SawflyTenthredo atra2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2025
Anisodactylus binotatusAnisodactylus binotatus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
HydropsycheHydropsyche2024
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Toad GreenbottleLucilia bufonivora2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024

🌿

Plants11 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Burdock · Flowering Currant · Summer Snowflake · Meadow Vetchling · Giant Hogweed +6

Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2024
Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora2024
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,568 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +83

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat +3

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Pelophylax · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
PelophylaxPelophylax2024
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects32 species

spring

2026

Southern Hawker · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Golden-haired Robberfly +27

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025
Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2025
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2025
Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Rosy Leaf-curling AphidDysaphis (Dysaphis) devecta2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Fox-coloured Pine CombhornNeodiprion sertifer2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Dark SawflyTenthredo atra2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2025
Anisodactylus binotatusAnisodactylus binotatus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
HydropsycheHydropsyche2024
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2024
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Toad GreenbottleLucilia bufonivora2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024

🌿

Plants11 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Burdock · Flowering Currant · Summer Snowflake · Meadow Vetchling · Giant Hogweed +6

Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2024
Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora2024
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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