Short birdwatching visit · National Trust
Incleborough Hill
Between East and West Runton, Norfolk
Incleborough Hill rises on the south side of the coast road between East and West Runton. Its open high ground offers a change from the shoreline, and the local bird club identifies it as a place to watch migrating birds of prey. A quiet walk can also turn up birds using scrub and trees: the club’s lists include Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Chaffinch and Sparrowhawk. This is a landscape outing with broad views rather than a circuit of hides. Allow time for the climb, listen around the path edges and keep to the public routes across the hill.
Birds and seasons
- Willow Warbler — Typically spring and summer
- Blackcap — Typically spring and summer
- Chaffinch — Typically year-round
- Sparrowhawk — Typically year-round
Plan your visit
- Paths
- Public paths approach the high ground from the Runton villages; the terrain rises above the coast road.
- Dogs
- National Trust countryside rules require close control, with leads from 1 March to 31 July.
- Accessibility
- This hilly National Trust landscape has uneven paths; its visitor guide describes the wider property as unsuitable for wheelchairs.
Getting there: Approach on foot from West Runton, which the National Trust identifies as the nearest railway station for its Runton countryside.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: NWT Cley and Salthouse Marshes, 8.4 miles away in a straight line.