Short birdwatching visit · Brundall Parish Council
Brundall Church Fen
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- all year
- Headline birds
- Cetti’s Warbler · Marsh Tit · Blackcap
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The current boardwalk closure and natural floodplain conditions limit access; this is not a step-free circuit recommendation.
Brundall · NR13 5LZ
Church Fen is a small wet woodland beside the River Yare at Brundall, with fen vegetation and alder carr on an old floodplain. The parish council’s bird survey documents Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler, Marsh Tit and Treecreeper using the reserve. It offers a quiet woodland-and-river contrast to the open broads nearby. Access is from Church Lane, but the boardwalk is currently closed. Keep to the eastern path where passable and turn back if it is under water; the council warns that wet conditions can make the ground difficult.
Birds and seasons
- Cetti’s Warbler · Headline bird — Typically all year Source for Cetti’s Warbler
- Marsh Tit · Headline bird — Typically all year Source for Marsh Tit
- Blackcap · Headline bird — Typically spring and summer Source for Blackcap
- Treecreeper — Typically all year Source for Treecreeper
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- The boardwalk is closed. Use the eastern path only while passable; turn back if flooded.
- 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
- The current boardwalk closure and natural floodplain conditions limit access; this is not a step-free circuit recommendation.
- Step-free access
- The current boardwalk closure and natural floodplain conditions limit access; this is not a step-free circuit recommendation.
Getting there: Arrive by train at Brundall, then walk to Church Lane; the boardwalk remains closed.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Surlingham Church Marsh · 1.2 straight-line miles
- Wheatfen (Ted Ellis Reserve) · 1.5 straight-line miles
- Broadland Country Park · 10.3 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Brundall Countryside Park · 0.6 miles in a straight line
- Low Farm Wood · 0.6 miles in a straight line
- Cremer’s Meadow · 0.9 miles in a straight line