Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.63093, 1.32667
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Tufted Duck +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Tufted Duck +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Violet, Green Alkanet, Common Nettle +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 4 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 2Walking route5.6 km▾
Salhouse
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km▾
Norwich
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 162 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 162 mPath type: unclassified
White Farm Lanepublic footpath · 202 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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
Photos
Norwich: Woodrow Pilling Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
84,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
84,624 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Robin · Mute Swan +13
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil +13
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Sweet Violet · Cleavers · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle · Few-flowered Garlic +22
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
84,624 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Robin · Mute Swan +13
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Anthomyia · Cabbage Stem Weevil +13
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- AnthomyiaAnthomyia
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Sweet Violet · Cleavers · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle · Few-flowered Garlic +22
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumNettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrinaNettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrinaViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaEvents & activities nearby
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