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Take time to go off the trail to the bird hides and vantage points around the water. The route is best in spring before the nettles take over the path in summer!

The pub in Thomson (The Chequers) on Griston Road is worth a visit...old with lots of character.

Just enjoy being out n about

Not so good spot for lunch, move on and find a better place

Really nice easy walk good on a warm day with shelter from the forests

Thompson Water and the common form an SSSI managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It's a particularly important area for dragonflies and damselflies.

The Pingo Trail is an 8 mile hike around Thompson Common which takes in the delights of the ice age pools known as pingos. As the ground froze, water underneath froze to create little hills. When the ice melted the earth dropped back down and created the pingos. They are usually found in places such as Greenland and Alaska so it is an interesting and unique place to visit.

Thompson Common is an important habitat for wildlife, with dragonflies, damselflies, otters and pool frogs all in residence. The common is famous for its pingos, post glacial depressions that look like small ponds.

Langmere is a lake that performs something of a magic trick. Every year, it’'s water level can fluctuate by several metres. Sometimes you’ll see it — other times, you won’t. The mere rises and falls in harmony with underground water levels, which change during the seasons. You can observe lots of wildlife around the mere, especially birds. Keep a look-out for bird species including coot, curlew, snipe, teal and more.

East Wretham Heath is a nature reserve that's home to many rare species of plant and insect. Scarce breeding birds such as woodlark and redstart can be observed here, as can stone curlews. The grassland was purchased by Norfolk Wildlife Trust at the start of the Second World War, making it the oldest Breckland nature reserve.

If you plan on having a dog with you, then double check where you can take it around Thompson Water. The main footpath that runs beside Thompson Water is Peddar's Way, so dogs are allowed there, but the rest of the reserve is owned by Norfolk Wildlife Trust and some areas are dog free zones at some points of the year.

Thompson Common is famous for its pingos, a series of around 400 post-glacial depressions. Here, you can see more than 400 different species of plants. It is also one of the most important sites in the county for dragonflies and damselflies; 19 species have been recorded as breeding here. There have been 25 species of butterfly and more than 600 species of beetle recorded here, too.

Thompson Common is famous for its pingos; a series of around 400 post-glacial depressions. Here, you can see more than 400 different species of plants. It’s also one of the most important sites in the county for dragonflies and damselflies; 19 species have been recorded as breeding here. There have been 25 species of butterfly and more than 600 species of beetle recorded here, too.