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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.71008, 0.90775
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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 — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yorkshire-fog, Pedunculate Oak +168 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 13
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km▾
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Gressenhall/Beetley CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km▾
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (13)National Cycle Network
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route948 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route284 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Roadrestricted byway · 19 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 19 mPath type: track
Taylor's Lanerestricted byway · 228 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 228 mPath type: track
Drift Lanerestricted byway · 157 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 157 mPath type: track
Drift Lanerestricted byway · 350 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 350 mPath type: track
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The village green, Gressenhall
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Wildlife to spot
9,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,257 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Great Tit +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre +5
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Birch Shieldbug
Creeping Bent · Marsh Thistle · Yorkshire-fog · Bulrush · Silver Birch +35
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Blunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosus
- Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,257 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Great Tit +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre +5
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Birch Shieldbug
Creeping Bent · Marsh Thistle · Yorkshire-fog · Bulrush · Silver Birch +35
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Blunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosus
- Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusTree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterusTree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterusBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraBindweedCalystegiaBindweedCalystegiaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia cracca