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Shereford Belt

12 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom 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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Common Jelly Spot, Roundspored Oysterling +46 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Common Jelly Spot, Roundspored Oysterling +46 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +104 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +104 more · last seen 2020

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Silver-moss, Common Pottia +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Silver-moss, Common Pottia +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Stubble Rosegill, Pleated Inkcap, The Prince +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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

Main RouteCycling route605 m

Named routeRef 1Length 605 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 1Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Goldfinch +65

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
CootFulica atra2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023

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Mammals4 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus

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Plants6 species

spring

2025

Greater Stitchwort · Sweet Violet · Viola odorata var. odorata · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Small Nettle +1

Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
Small NettleUrtica urens2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Goldfinch +65

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Great TitParus major2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
CootFulica atra2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2025

Greater Stitchwort · Sweet Violet · Viola odorata var. odorata · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Small Nettle +1

Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
Small NettleUrtica urens2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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