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Somerleyton Brickfields

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.51317, 1.65149

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦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

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Norfolk Aeshna +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route

Wherry Lines Walk 4Walking route4 km

Reedham

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wherry Lines Walk 5Walking route9 km

Haddiscoe

Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Staith Lanepublic footpath · 344 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 344 mSurface groundPath type: track

Brickfieldspublic footpath · 121 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface pebblestonePath type: service

Staith Lanepublic footpath · 7 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface groundPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Route 517Cycling route

Named routeRef 517National Cycle Network

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 517Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route240 m

Named routeRef 517Length 240 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

33,363 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,363 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44

MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Chinese Water Deer · Fallow Deer +3

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Fallow DeerDama dama
Red DeerCervus elaphus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,363 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44

MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Chinese Water Deer · Fallow Deer +3

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Fallow DeerDama dama
Red DeerCervus elaphus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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