Sprowston Sports and Social Club
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52.65640, 1.34087
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Gorse, Hazel +130 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rhododendron, Gorse, Hazel +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
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Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 2 Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Salhouse
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
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Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
14,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,265 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Norfolk Aeshna +25
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 🌿 Plants 32 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rhododendron · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Mugwort · Giant Hogweed +27
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Holly Ilex aquifolium Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,265 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Norfolk Aeshna +25
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 🌿 Plants 32 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rhododendron · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Mugwort · Giant Hogweed +27
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Holly Ilex aquifolium Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus
Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2025
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2025
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense2024
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2024
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2024
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis2024
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024 