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Woodcock Wood

48 ha

📷 Julian Dowse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bog Moss, Scots Pine, Heather +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bog Moss, Scots Pine, Heather +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Yellow-flowered Strawberry, Sheep's Sorrel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Elizabeth WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route

The Woottons CircularWalking route3 km

This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km

Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North LynnCycling route

Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

19,957 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,957 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Jay · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2026

Muntjac · Hedgehog

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +22

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Black-tailed Skimmer

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2025

Rhododendron · Giant Fir · Springbeauty · Scots Pine · Western Red-cedar +4

RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Giant FirAbies grandis
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,957 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Jay · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2026

Muntjac · Hedgehog

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +22

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Black-tailed Skimmer

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2025

Rhododendron · Giant Fir · Springbeauty · Scots Pine · Western Red-cedar +4

RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Giant FirAbies grandis
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Julian Dowse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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