Websdill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.46389, 1.35691
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Bulrush, Barren Strawberry +34 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Amaranthaceae, Agrimony, Upright Hedge-parsley +300 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Eristalis pertinax, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly +62 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Eristalis pertinax, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly +62 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Bigod's Way Walking route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Length 5.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Waveney Valley Walks - Harleston Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 51 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 847 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 847 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 194 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 194 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 89 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 89 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane restricted byway · 315 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 315 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
1,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,346 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Wren +46
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis arbustorum · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,346 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Wren +46
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis arbustorum · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2023
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2023
Microlestes minutulus Microlestes minutulus2023
Microlestes minutulus Microlestes minutulus2023
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2023
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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