Short birdwatching visit · Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Thorpe Marshes
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
- Gadwall — Winter
- Tufted Duck — Winter
- Pochard — Winter
- Common Tern — Summer
- Cetti’s Warbler — All year
Plan your visit
- Paths
- Firm circular path, sometimes wet and muddy; open free from dawn until dusk.
- Parking
- No parking on Whitlingham Lane.
- Dogs
- Dogs on leads.
- Accessibility
- NWT access grade 2; railway footbridge on the approach.
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.
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, 4.7 miles away in a straight line.