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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.65670, 1.32832
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Brown, Emperor Dragonfly +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Gorse, Bell Heather +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 2Walking route5.6 km▾
Salhouse
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Varvel Avenuepublic footpath · 75 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: residential
84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
30,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,101 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jay +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
🌿Plants18 species
springautumn
2026▾
Gorse · Holly · Cleavers · Broom · Ribwort Plantain +13
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Yarrow
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,101 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jay +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
🌿Plants18 species
springautumn
2026▾
Gorse · Holly · Cleavers · Broom · Ribwort Plantain +13
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Yarrow
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Black LaggardApethymus serotinus2025Black LaggardApethymus serotinus2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaRed CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025Events & activities nearby
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