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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Kestrel +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Long-eared Bat species, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Verrucaria, Flavoplaca dichroa +92 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route392 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,748 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,748 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Kestrel · Swift · Green Woodpecker · Starling · Wren +24
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Water Vole · Badger · Mole · Brown Hare +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Large White · Rosemary Beetle · Red Admiral · Small White +28
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Cherry Laurel +23
- Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,748 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Kestrel · Swift · Green Woodpecker · Starling · Wren +24
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Water Vole · Badger · Mole · Brown Hare +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Large White · Rosemary Beetle · Red Admiral · Small White +28
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Cherry Laurel +23
- Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2023
Vulpes vulpes2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Thrips validusThrips validus2019Thrips validusThrips validus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophyllaGreat Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophyllaCreeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorumCreeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2023Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2023Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2023Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023Large-flowered TickseedCoreopsis grandiflora2022Large-flowered TickseedCoreopsis grandiflora2022White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2022White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2022Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020WalnutJuglans regia2020WalnutJuglans regia2020Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2020Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2020Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2020Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2020Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2020Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2020Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2019Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2019Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2019Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2019Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019