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52.53777, 1.43133
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Centaury, Meadow Foxtail, Groundsel +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Centaury, Meadow Foxtail, Groundsel +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Alexanders
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Claxton Circular Walking route 5.3 km ▾
Named route Length 5.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Langley with Hardley Circular Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Chedgrave Circular Walking route 7.3 km ▾
Named route Length 7.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Loddon Circular Walking route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Length 1.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 45 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 11.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 8.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane restricted byway · 251 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 251 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Path along the edge of Tub Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
5,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Migrant Hawker · Birch Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +19
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Hairy Shieldbug Common Centaury
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Migrant Hawker · Birch Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +19
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Hairy Shieldbug Common Centaury
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Aphis euonymi Aphis euonymi
Aphis euonymi Aphis euonymi
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2024
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Box Sucker Psylla buxi2024
Box Sucker Psylla buxi2024