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Places › England › Eastern › King's Lynn and West Norfolk Getting here
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Green Woodpecker +70 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Green Woodpecker +70 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Mallow +152 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Mallow +152 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Bristly Oxtongue +18 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 379 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 379 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 392 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 392 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 63 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Road restricted byway · 220 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 220 m Path type: residential
Show on map Mill Road restricted byway · 423 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 423 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos The church of St Edmund in Emneth - room at west end
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Wildlife to spot
3,296 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,296 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Black-headed Gull · Starling +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +20
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Annual Beard-grass · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Smooth Tare · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Black Medick +30
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Black Medick Medicago lupulina Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,296 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Black-headed Gull · Starling +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +20
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Annual Beard-grass · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Smooth Tare · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Black Medick +30
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Black Medick Medicago lupulina Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2022
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Large White Pieris brassicae2021
Large White Pieris brassicae2021
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2021
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2021
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2021
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2021
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2021
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2021 Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Ranunculus aquatilis Ranunculus aquatilis
Ranunculus aquatilis Ranunculus aquatilis
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Black Mustard Brassica nigra
Black Mustard Brassica nigra
Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum
Bastard Cabbage Rapistrum rugosum
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
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