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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.66161, 0.16135
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodcock, Woodpigeon, Swift +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Badger, Otter +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Verrucaria, Chewing Gum Lichen, Physcia adscendens +90 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Holly Blue +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Blue Anemone +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route392 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,634 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Swift · Blackbird +32
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +7
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Rosemary Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Small White · Common Darter +28
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Creeping Comfrey +15
- Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,634 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Swift · Blackbird +32
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +7
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Rosemary Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Small White · Common Darter +28
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Creeping Comfrey +15
- Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
