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Thurlton Bowls Club

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Kestrel
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Kestrel
🎳Bowling greens 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Kestrel, Great Tit +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Kestrel, Great Tit +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Wherry Lines Walk 5

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

Wherry Lines Walk 4Walking route4 km

Reedham

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wherry Lines Walk 5Walking route9 km

Haddiscoe

Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Langley with Hardley CircularWalking route7.5 km

Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

The Black Lokepublic footpath · 108 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 108 mSurface groundPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

N/ACycling route5.7 km

Named routeRef 31Length 5.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route11.8 km

Named routeRef 1Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route75 m

Named routeRef 31Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

50,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2026

Siskin · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit +51

SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2026

Siskin · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit +51

SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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