WENSUM VALLEY (MILE CROSS MARSH AND SYCAMORE CRESCENT) 8 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Norwich Getting here
52.64043, 1.26614
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 103 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
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About this nature reserve Wensum Valley (Mile Cross Marsh and Sycamore Crescent) is an 8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Norwich, Eastern England. The site features river meadows and marshland, supporting rich biodiversity, including wetland birds and diverse plant life.
Photos Waterworks machinery by the River Wensum seen from the footbridge near Sycamore Crescent, Norwich
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Wildlife to spot
35,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Feral Cat Felis catus 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +42
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Phaonia tuguriorum Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Glory-of-the-snow · Hyacinth · Oregon-grape +7
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha Yellow Iris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Feral Cat Felis catus 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +42
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Phaonia tuguriorum Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Glory-of-the-snow · Hyacinth · Oregon-grape +7
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha Yellow Iris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Tetraphleps bicuspis Tetraphleps bicuspis
Tetraphleps bicuspis Tetraphleps bicuspis
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Wisteria Scale Eulecanium excrescens
Wisteria Scale Eulecanium excrescens
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2025
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2025
Mesopsocus unipunctatus Mesopsocus unipunctatus2025
Mesopsocus unipunctatus Mesopsocus unipunctatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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