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Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple Willow, Perfoliate Pondweed +125 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple Willow, Perfoliate Pondweed +125 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Ground-elder +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Brimstone, Common Darter, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Common Darter, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Boughton Fen Wildlife WalkWalking route

Named route

Parkland Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route4.5 km

Circular walk through the Oxburgh parkland on grassed and uneven paths.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

River Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route2 km

Only open in summer. Short walk on uneven grass paths. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/oxburgh-estate-national-trust/access-guides/oxburgh-estate-hall

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

Oxborough to Gooderstone Heritage Walk, Oxburgh HallWalking route5.6 km

Enjoy this gentle Norfolk walk, which takes in some of Breckland's protected farmland and heritage. This route is made up of farm tracks, bridleways and roads. There are no steep slopes.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Woodland Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route2.5 km

Circular walk through the woodland at Oxburgh Estate on relatively flat carstone paths. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/oxburgh-estate-national-trust/access-guides/oxburgh-estate-hall

Named routeLength 2.5 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route

Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route

Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route25 m

Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route388 m

Named routeLength 388 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route194 m

Named routeLength 194 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

Ingham's Lanerestricted byway · 424 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 424 mPath type: track

Common Droverestricted byway · 21 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 21 mPath type: track

Common Droverestricted byway · 146 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 146 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

6,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit +79

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2022
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2018
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2017
Common GullLarus canus2017
CurlewNumenius arquata2017
RavenCorvus corax2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2017
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2016
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2016

🦌

Mammals9 species

springautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2021
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians3 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2021
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2024

Minnow

MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus

🐝

Insects48 species

springsummer

2025

Brimstone · Large White · Common Darter · Small White · Rosemary Beetle +43

BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2018
PeacockAglais io2017
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2017
Early GreyXylocampa areola2017
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2017
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2017
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2017
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2016
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2016
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2016
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2016
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2021
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Orange-tailed ClearwingSynanthedon andrenaeformis2017
Red-belted ClearwingSynanthedon myopaeformis2017
HornetVespa crabro2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017
Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2017
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2017
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2016
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2016
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2016
Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvae2016
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2016
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2016
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2016
Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda2016
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2016
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda2016

🌿

Plants5 species

summerautumn

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Perfoliate Pondweed · Fool's Water-Cress · Bluebell · Holly

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit +79

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2022
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2018
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2017
Common GullLarus canus2017
CurlewNumenius arquata2017
RavenCorvus corax2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2017
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2016
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2016

🦌

Mammals9 species

springautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2021
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians3 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2021
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2024

Minnow

MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus

🐝

Insects48 species

springsummer

2025

Brimstone · Large White · Common Darter · Small White · Rosemary Beetle +43

BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2018
PeacockAglais io2017
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2017
Early GreyXylocampa areola2017
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2017
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2017
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2017
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2016
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2016
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2016
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2016
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2021
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Orange-tailed ClearwingSynanthedon andrenaeformis2017
Red-belted ClearwingSynanthedon myopaeformis2017
HornetVespa crabro2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017
Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2017
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2017
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2016
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2016
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2016
Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvae2016
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2016
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2016
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2016
Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda2016
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2016
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda2016

🌿

Plants5 species

summerautumn

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Perfoliate Pondweed · Fool's Water-Cress · Bluebell · Holly

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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