Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane
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🦅Birds🍄Fungi🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.90045, 0.68160
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Brain, Wood Woollyfoot, Tawny Funnel +107 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Lesser Stag Beetle · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Red Campion · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Ringstead Explorer LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km▾
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Ringstead Cycle RouteCycling route27.3 km▾
Named routeLength 27.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,867 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,867 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Spoonbill +51
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- PintailAnas acuta
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea
Red Campion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,867 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Spoonbill +51
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- PintailAnas acuta
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea
Red Campion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
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