Wade Hall moated site 1 ha
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52.45510, 1.63740
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mute Swan +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mute Swan +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Guelder-rose, Beech, Hawthorn +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Guelder-rose, Beech, Hawthorn +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Willow Emerald Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Willow Emerald Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Beech, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Beata Walking route ▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Beccles and Geldeston circular walk Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wherry Lines Walk 7 Walking route 5 km ▾
Oulton Broad North
Named route Length 5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Waveney Valley Walks - Carlton Marshes Walking route 3 km ▾
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wadehall Old Dam public footpath · 732 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 732 m Path type: track
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southwald to Reedham Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 31 Regional cycle route
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 Route 517 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 517 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
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17,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,851 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Kestrel · Pheasant · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Beech · Hawthorn · Butterfly-bush · Lords-and-Ladies · Elder +35
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,851 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Kestrel · Pheasant · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Beech · Hawthorn · Butterfly-bush · Lords-and-Ladies · Elder +35
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum2025
Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Bristly Stonewort Chara hispida2025
Bristly Stonewort Chara hispida2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025 