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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.72635, 1.15951
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird
- 🐕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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Platycheirus albimanus +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Branched Bur-reed, Common Valerian, Great Willowherb +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two StationsWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km▾
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ten Towers TrailWalking route15 km▾
Named routeLength 15 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Salle Cycle LoopCycling route11.3 km▾
Named routeLength 11.3 kmLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km▾
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,817 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Valerian · Water Horsetail · Great Willowherb · Crack-willow · Water Figwort +74
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Ash
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,817 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Valerian · Water Horsetail · Great Willowherb · Crack-willow · Water Figwort +74
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Ash
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Creeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisSlender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxiiSlender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxiiSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus