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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.64500, 1.28923
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +255 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Photos
Houses off the Aylsham Road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
36,503 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,503 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Feral Cat
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects27 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +22
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Wahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Holly · Yellow Iris +17
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,503 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Feral Cat
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects27 species
winterspring
2026▾
10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +22
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Wahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Holly · Yellow Iris +17
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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