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Places › England › Eastern › Breckland 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Ivy Bee, Holly Blue +175 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Ivy Bee, Holly Blue +175 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Giant Hogweed, Bee Orchid +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Giant Hogweed, Bee Orchid +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Great Eastern Pingo Trail Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tas Valley Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 70 m ▾
Named route Length 70 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 318 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 318 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map Mere Lane restricted byway · 315 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 315 m Path type: service
Show on map Mill Lane bridleway · 207 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 207 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos St. Peter's church, Rockland St. Peter
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Wildlife to spot
9,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,274 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Blackcap +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Red-eyed Damselfly · Gorse Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +47
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Spotted-orchid · Giant Hogweed · Bee Orchid
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,274 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Blackcap +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Red-eyed Damselfly · Gorse Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +47
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Spotted-orchid · Giant Hogweed · Bee Orchid
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata2025
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata2025
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025
Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly Fenella nigrita2025
Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly Fenella nigrita2025
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2025
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina2025
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Medial Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus cuneifrons2025
Medial Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus cuneifrons2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Crown Lime Mining Sawfly Parna apicalis2025
Crown Lime Mining Sawfly Parna apicalis2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius2025
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius2025
Bibio anglicus Bibio anglicus2025
Bibio anglicus Bibio anglicus2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Trioza remota Trioza remota2024
Trioza remota Trioza remota2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2024
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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