Short birdwatching visit · Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Thorpe Marshes
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Winter
- Headline birds
- Cetti’s Warbler · Pochard · Gadwall
- Parking
- No parking on Whitlingham Lane.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Thorpe St Andrew, eastern Norwich · NR7 0QA
Thorpe Marshes brings Broadland habitats close to Norwich, with marsh, dykes, scrub and the former gravel pit of Saint Andrew’s Broad beside the River Yare. Winter ducks include Gadwall, Tufted Duck and Pochard, while summer brings Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern and feeding hirundines. Cetti’s Warbler is present throughout the year. The firm route can become muddy, but it gives a useful circular walk with both open water and smaller wetland edges to scan. Arrive on foot over the railway footbridge at the end of Whitlingham Lane in Thorpe St Andrew; this is a different approach from Whitlingham Country Park at Trowse.
Birds and seasons
- Cetti’s Warbler · Headline bird — All year Source for Cetti’s Warbler
- Pochard · Headline bird — Winter Source for Pochard
- Gadwall · Headline bird — Winter Source for Gadwall
- Tufted Duck — Winter Source for Tufted Duck
- Common Tern — Summer Source for Common Tern
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Firm circular path, sometimes wet and muddy; open free from dawn until dusk.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- No parking on Whitlingham Lane.
- Dogs
- Dogs on leads.
- Access notes
- NWT access grade 2; railway footbridge on the approach.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: NWT identifies bus access from Norwich city centre; walk from Yarmouth Road along Whitlingham Lane and cross the railway bridge.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Surlingham Church Marsh · 2.7 straight-line miles
- Wheatfen (Ted Ellis Reserve) · 3.9 straight-line miles
- Broadland Country Park · 7.8 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, 4.7 miles away in a straight line.
- Whitlingham Country Park · 0.8 miles in a straight line
- Lion Wood · 1.2 miles in a straight line
- Mousehold Heath · 1.9 miles in a straight line