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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Breckland Getting here
52.49581, 0.87588
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 316m away — 10 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 316m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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 — Shoveler, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Blue Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Blue Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 East Wretham Heath White Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map East Wretham Heath Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 360 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 360 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle Route Mountain bike route 83.6 km ▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named route Length 83.6 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Vicarage Road restricted byway · 117 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 117 m Path type: track
Show on map Vicarage Road bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Parliament Lane restricted byway · 100 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 100 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Village Green surrounded by roads
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Wildlife to spot
11,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,171 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren +49
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wigeon Mareca penelope Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pochard Aythya ferina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Scaup Aythya marila Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Pool Frog
Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
24-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stictopleurus abutilon +25
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,171 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren +49
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wigeon Mareca penelope Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pochard Aythya ferina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Scaup Aythya marila Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Pool Frog
Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
24-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stictopleurus abutilon +25
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Willow Disc-miner Heterarthrus microcephalus2025
Willow Disc-miner Heterarthrus microcephalus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2025
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2025
Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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