The Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.48182, 1.26363
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Red Campion, Perforate St John's-wort · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Hairy Knucklehorn, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Hairy Knucklehorn, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Beata Walking route ▾
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Named route Regional 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 Pulham Market Workhouse Walk Walking route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Length 5.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Snakes Lane bridleway · 352 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 352 m Surface grass Path type: path
Show on map Snakes Lane bridleway · 5 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 5 m Surface grass Path type: path
Show on map Harveys Lane restricted byway · 190 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 190 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,562 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,562 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +51
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Barn Owl Tyto alba Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Chinese Water Deer +3
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Common Darter
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,562 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +51
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Barn Owl Tyto alba Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Chinese Water Deer +3
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Common Darter
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 