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Parking
Room for several cars (free
parking) in the designated parking area on the verge at grid
ref: TF 663 285. Walk through the gate in front of you and
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The best time to visit this
site is March to late April. Make it on a sunny day and
you will enjoy some of the vest birding here as the birds are
encouraged to sing and display.
Dersingham Bog offers something a little different to
visitors. You will find a mass of birds while walking
through sandy heath and mixed woodlands and enjoy exceptional
views for miles across The Wash from Dersingham Sea Cliff.
Birdlife here is enormously varied and the site is very
much a raptor hotspot. March is the best time to look out
for these particular birds as they fly over the area.
Elevated views are available on the upper path over the bog, the
surrounding woods and across to the southern part of the RSPB's
Snettisham reserve. This acts as an unofficial raptor
watchpoint and you get the added bonus of wonderful views.
Sparrowhawks are usually evident in the air, plus
performing Buzzards and Marsh Harriers. In addition, if
you are patient, Goshawks may appear. Red Kites, Hen
Harriers, Rough-legged Buzzards, Ospreys or Peregrines are also
possible.
Other spring varieties include Wood Larks, Crossbills,
Lesser Redpolls, Bramblings and Siskins Breeds. |
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Terrain
Managed by English Nature.
The light soil on which the pinewoods are sited is sandy, so the
tracks are usually reasonably dry and well-drained, making
walking easy. There are wide, but steep steps down to the
circular 300-metre long wooden boardwalk through the bog, which
may be a strain for less able walkers. Unsuitable for
wheelchairs. |
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Facilities
Car park, interpretation
boards, leaflet, trails, boarwalk. Dersingham village has
amenities. |
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