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Places › England › Eastern › Norwich Getting here
52.64988, 1.30523
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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 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 8 car parks within reach 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +191 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +191 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Lords-and-Ladies, Gorse +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Lords-and-Ladies, Gorse +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Elder, Small Nettle, Hazel +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Norwich Motor Group Great Wall, Wroxham Road, Norwich
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Wildlife to spot
39,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,247 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Mute Swan +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +23
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Gorse · Holly · Yarrow · Sweet Violet · Marsh-marigold +15
Gorse Ulex europaeus Holly Ilex aquifolium Yarrow Achillea millefolium Sweet Violet Viola odorata Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,247 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Mute Swan +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +23
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Gorse · Holly · Yarrow · Sweet Violet · Marsh-marigold +15
Gorse Ulex europaeus Holly Ilex aquifolium Yarrow Achillea millefolium Sweet Violet Viola odorata Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Coloradoa achilleae Coloradoa achilleae2025
Coloradoa achilleae Coloradoa achilleae2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Opomyza Opomyza2025
Opomyza Opomyza2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Issus Issus2025
Issus Issus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Zygina nivea Zygina nivea2025
Zygina nivea Zygina nivea2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Ovatus (Ovatus) insitus Ovatus (Ovatus) insitus2025
Ovatus (Ovatus) insitus Ovatus (Ovatus) insitus2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025 Broom
Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Cytisus scoparius
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025