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Places › England › Eastern › King's Lynn and West Norfolk Getting here
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small White, Amara similata, Amara ovata +122 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pill Sedge, Grass, Common Cudweed +169 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pill Sedge, Grass, Common Cudweed +169 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Common Nettle +21 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed · last seen 2010; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed · last seen 2010
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harpley Circular Walk Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Houghton Circular Walking route 4.5 km ▾
This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Peddars Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Length 74 km National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - Fakenham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle Route Mountain bike route 83.6 km ▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named route Length 83.6 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
885 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 885 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Merlin · Little Ringed Plover +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Great Tit Parus major2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2016 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2016 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Coal Tit Periparus ater2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2016 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2016 Pochard Aythya ferina2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2016 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Pintail Anas acuta Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Little Owl Athene noctua2017 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2017 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2016 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat · Hedgehog
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2017 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2017 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter summer
2019 ▾
Pterostichus niger · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper +16
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2017 Small White Pieris rapae2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Field Bindweed · Common Hemp-nettle · Silver-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +1
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2020 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2019 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 885 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Merlin · Little Ringed Plover +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Great Tit Parus major2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2016 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2016 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Coal Tit Periparus ater2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2016 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2016 Pochard Aythya ferina2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2016 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Pintail Anas acuta Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Little Owl Athene noctua2017 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2017 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2016 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat · Hedgehog
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2017 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2017 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter summer
2019 ▾
Pterostichus niger · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper +16
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2017 Small White Pieris rapae2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Field Bindweed · Common Hemp-nettle · Silver-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +1
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2020 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2019 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Carrion Beetle
Black Carrion Beetle
Phosphuga atrata2017
Phosphuga atrata2017
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja2017
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja2017
Amara similata Amara similata2017
Amara similata Amara similata2017
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Atrecus affinis Atrecus affinis2017
Atrecus affinis Atrecus affinis2017
Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans2017
Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans2017
Cerylon histeroides Cerylon histeroides2017
Cerylon histeroides Cerylon histeroides2017
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis2017
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis2017
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2016
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2016
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2016
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2016
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2016
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Narrow-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella dentata2016
Narrow-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella dentata2016 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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