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The Grove

4 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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52.57346, 1.26235

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Twayblade, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Twayblade, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Sheep's Sorrel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km

Wymondham to Norwich

Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Edith Cavell PilgrimageWalking route11 km

Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Purple PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route

Blue PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Pink PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

spring

2026

Kingfisher · Swift · Greenfinch · Robin · Swallow +21

KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025

🐝

Insects28 species

summerautumn

2026

Banded Demoiselle · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Hawker +23

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
HornetVespa crabro2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025

🌿

Plants45 species

springsummer

2026

Pyramidal Orchid · Common Twayblade · Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Oxeye Daisy +40

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
GorseUlex europaeus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

spring

2026

Kingfisher · Swift · Greenfinch · Robin · Swallow +21

KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025

🐝

Insects28 species

summerautumn

2026

Banded Demoiselle · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Hawker +23

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
HornetVespa crabro2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025

🌿

Plants45 species

springsummer

2026

Pyramidal Orchid · Common Twayblade · Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Oxeye Daisy +40

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
GorseUlex europaeus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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