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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Breckland Getting here
52.49707, 0.92271
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 395m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 395m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Small Black Ant, Meadow Grasshopper +300 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Small Black Ant, Meadow Grasshopper +300 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +13 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hoary Mullein, Bee Orchid, Stinking Iris · last seen 2023; Plants — Hoary Mullein, Bee Orchid, Stinking Iris · last seen 2023
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Great Eastern Pingo Trail Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Great Hockham Green Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GH-G Local walking route
Show on map Great Hockham Yellow Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GH-Y Local walking route
Show on map The Wildlife Trail Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos The church of SS Peter and Paul in Shropham - view east
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Wildlife to spot
5,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 9 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Kestrel · Yellow-legged Gull +4
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Garganey Spatula querquedula2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Pool Frog
Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Pantaloon Bee · Four-spotted Chaser +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023 Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Helophilus pendulus Hoary Mullein · Bee Orchid
Hoary Mullein Verbascum pulverulentum Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 9 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Kestrel · Yellow-legged Gull +4
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Garganey Spatula querquedula2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Pool Frog
Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Pantaloon Bee · Four-spotted Chaser +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023 Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Helophilus pendulus Hoary Mullein · Bee Orchid
Hoary Mullein Verbascum pulverulentum Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2023
Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Suckering Lime Mining Sawfly Parna tenella2023
Suckering Lime Mining Sawfly Parna tenella2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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