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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.65966, 1.25653
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Speckled Wood +114 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Alder, Hawthorn +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
102 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
Orange PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal 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
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Wildlife to spot
43,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,359 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +26
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Gorse Shieldbug · Acericerus heydenii · Wisteria Scale +29
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Wisteria ScaleEulecanium excrescens
- ScolopostethusScolopostethus
Yarrow · Alder · Hawthorn · Cock's-foot · Wild Carrot +23
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,359 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +26
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Gorse Shieldbug · Acericerus heydenii · Wisteria Scale +29
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Wisteria ScaleEulecanium excrescens
- ScolopostethusScolopostethus
Yarrow · Alder · Hawthorn · Cock's-foot · Wild Carrot +23
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus2025Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus2025Loensia variegataLoensia variegata2025Loensia variegataLoensia variegata2025Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2025Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Aedes geniculatusAedes geniculatus2025Aedes geniculatusAedes geniculatus2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria20252025
2025
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesiiGlory-of-the-snowScilla forbesiiHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaWalnutJuglans regia2025WalnutJuglans regia2025Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2025Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2025Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2025