Woodrow Pilling Park ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Norwich Getting here
52.63004, 1.32162
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 81m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 81m away — 12 car parks within reach £ 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 — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Tufted Duck +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Tufted Duck +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Violet, Green Alkanet, Few-flowered Garlic +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 2 Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Salhouse
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip 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 School Lane public footpath · 162 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 162 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map White Farm Lane public footpath · 202 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 202 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 92 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Former carriage drive in Lion Wood
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83,340 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 83,340 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mute Swan · Mallard +15
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil +15
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Green Alkanet · Few-flowered Garlic · Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle +19
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Cleavers Galium aparine Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 83,340 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mute Swan · Mallard +15
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil +15
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Green Alkanet · Few-flowered Garlic · Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle +19
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Cleavers Galium aparine Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum
Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum
Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina
Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula 