Watatunga Wildlife Reserve (Entrance)
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🐄Farms🦉Wildlife
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.68211, 0.41949
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Mallard
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Watatunga Wildlife Reserve (Entrance) on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Mallard
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Watatunga Wildlife Reserve (Entrance) on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Mallard, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
Birds — Wren, Mallard, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Unbranched Bur-reed, Sycamore, Alder +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km▾
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,916 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,916 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreylag Goose · Canada Goose · Egyptian Goose · Lapwing · Robin +32
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +21
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Ruddy Darter
Unbranched Bur-reed · Holly · Sycamore · Common Reed · Common Fleabane +12
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,916 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreylag Goose · Canada Goose · Egyptian Goose · Lapwing · Robin +32
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +21
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Ruddy Darter
Unbranched Bur-reed · Holly · Sycamore · Common Reed · Common Fleabane +12
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum
Sympetrum sanguineum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBodilopsis rufaBodilopsis rufaBodilopsis rufaBodilopsis rufaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRed-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombiiRed-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombiiWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025