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The Rookery

4 ha

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.67676, 1.48690

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreeToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Mallard +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Mallard +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Gypsywort, Purple-loosestrife +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Gypsywort, Purple-loosestrife +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Acle CircularWalking route7.2 km

Weavers’ Way - Walk 10

Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 2Walking route5.6 km

Salhouse

Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Rivers WayCycling route
Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Common Lanebridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Common Lanebridleway · 237 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 237 mSurface gravelPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Maltsters

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Maltsters

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bakers Arms GreenUrban park5 km→🌱Fairhaven Woodland and Water GardenUrban park1 km→✦St Benet's AbbeyHistoric site2.7 km→✦Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage MillHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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