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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome100 ha
Getting here
52.62072, 1.33726
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Bungalow Lanepublic footpath · 155 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 155 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Bungalow Lanepublic footpath · 19 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Whitlingham Lanepublic footpath · 77 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mPath type: track
92 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
21 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hall Drivebridleway · 12 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface concretePath type: service
Hall Drivebridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mPath type: service
Hall Drivebridleway · 156 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mSurface concretePath type: service
Whitlingham Lanebridleway · 63 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Whitlingham Lanebridleway · 235 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 235 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Fields near Whitlingham Great Broad
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Wildlife to spot
82,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
82,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Mallard · Coot +17
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Leptinus testaceus +10
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Leptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceus
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
Lesser Celandine · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle · Few-flowered Garlic · Cleavers +18
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
82,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Mallard · Coot +17
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Leptinus testaceus +10
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Leptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceus
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
Lesser Celandine · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle · Few-flowered Garlic · Cleavers +18
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineEuophryum confineBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumEvents & activities nearby
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