Short birdwatching visit · Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Cranberry Rough
Near Hockham, viewed from the Great Eastern Pingo Trail · IP24 1SQ
Cranberry Rough is a wet woodland and fen basin that can be watched from the raised Great Eastern Pingo Trail along its western edge. The reserve itself is inaccessible because of treacherous ground, so this is a public-trail viewing stop rather than a walk into the wetland. NWT’s February 2024 guide lists winter Teal, Gadwall, Pochard and Shoveler, with Snipe also described in the current guide. It suits a pause during a Pingo Trail walk. Stay entirely outside the fragile fen and its floating vegetation.
Birds and seasons
- Snipe — Typically spring and winter
- Teal — Winter — operator’s February 2024 guide
- Gadwall — Winter — operator’s February 2024 guide
- Pochard — Winter — operator’s February 2024 guide
- Shoveler — Winter — operator’s February 2024 guide
Plan your visit
- Paths
- Public Pingo Trail viewpoints only; do not enter the inaccessible reserve interior.
- Parking
- No parking at Cranberry Rough; use the Great Eastern Pingo Trail car park for a trail walk.
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only on reserve land; remain on the public trail.
- Accessibility
- NWT grades the public approach 2; wetland interior is unsafe.
Getting there: Reach the public trail on foot from the Great Eastern Pingo Trail car park listed by NWT for Thompson Common.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Lakenheath Fen, 14.1 miles away in a straight line.