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Wymondham Plantations

5 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.59817, 1.10077

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Apple-mint, Common Chickweed, Pedunculate Oak +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +170 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +170 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Chicory, Mistletoe, Bracken +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chicory, Mistletoe, Bracken +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km

Wymondham to Norwich

Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Wymondham’s Abbey TrailWalking route1.1 km

Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blue PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Blue PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +11

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Apple-mint · Chicory · White Bryony · Germander Speedwell · Meadow Vetchling

Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa
ChicoryCichorium intybus
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +11

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Apple-mint · Chicory · White Bryony · Germander Speedwell · Meadow Vetchling

Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa
ChicoryCichorium intybus
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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