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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › North Norfolk Getting here
52.84656, 1.02470
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis nemorum, Band-eyed Brown Horsefly, Platycheirus albimanus +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis nemorum, Band-eyed Brown Horsefly, Platycheirus albimanus +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Round-leaved Crane's-bill, Golden Dock · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Round-leaved Crane's-bill, Golden Dock · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 10 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW10 Local walking route
Show on map Holt to Mannington Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Walsingham Way Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Peter's church, Melton Park
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Wildlife to spot
4,648 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Eristalis nemorum · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Syrphus ribesii · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. +9
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Syrphus Syrphus Helophilus pendulus Pyramidal Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Eristalis nemorum · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Syrphus ribesii · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. +9
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Syrphus Syrphus Helophilus pendulus Pyramidal Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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