Short birdwatching visit · Aylmerton Pond Project
Aylmerton Pond Project
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- autumn to spring
- Headline birds
- Gadwall · Chiffchaff · Mallard
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Aylmerton
Aylmerton’s village pond is a former carters’ pond restored with help from local volunteers. The surviving public boardwalk, dipping platform and reedbed provide a compact waterside stop away from the coast. The local bird club records Mallard on most visits and Moorhen, Gadwall and Chiffchaff fairly regularly. A short pause here can therefore combine watching waterfowl with listening around the vegetation. Access has changed: the former circular permissive path is no longer complete because its closing section is fenced within a campsite. Keep the visit to the remaining public features rather than expecting a circuit around the water.
Birds and seasons
- Gadwall · Headline bird — Typically autumn to spring Source for Gadwall
- Chiffchaff · Headline bird — Typically spring and summer Source for Chiffchaff
- Mallard · Headline bird — Typically all year Source for Mallard
- Moorhen — Typically all year Source for Moorhen
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- The boardwalk and dipping platform remain public. The former circular permissive route is interrupted by a fence within the campsite; do not enter that enclosed section.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Dogs
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Access notes
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Take a Sanders village bus to Aylmerton, The Street, then approach the pond on foot; check the current return timetable.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Kay Cliffs Nature Reserve · 2.1 straight-line miles
- Beeston Bump · 2.3 straight-line miles
- Sheringham seafront · 2.8 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: NWT Cley and Salthouse Marshes, 8.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Felbrigg Park and Lake · 0.8 miles in a straight line
- West Runton and Beeston Regis Heath · 0.9 miles in a straight line
- Gresham Sewage Works roadside viewpoint · 1.4 miles in a straight line