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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.61189, 1.31628
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Firebug, Anthomyia +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 signed routes nearby · 3 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
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
Newton Closepublic footpath · 68 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
95 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
Photos
Hollyhocks and ragwort by Trowse Common
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Wildlife to spot
77,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
77,566 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Gadwall · Mute Swan +37
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PochardAythya ferina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐝Insects17 species
winterspring
2026▾
14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Silver Fish +12
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Leptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceus
🌿Plants12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort +7
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
77,566 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Gadwall · Mute Swan +37
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PochardAythya ferina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐝Insects17 species
winterspring
2026▾
14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Silver Fish +12
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Leptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceus
🌿Plants12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort +7
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureum