오빙턴 주변 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

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!

Great

Just enjoy being out n about

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.

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.

Be mindful that there's an expanse of still water to one side of this site which means a plethora of midges at certain times of year

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.

This combined wind and watermill is one-of-a-kind in Norfolk. Built in 1821 on the site of an earlier watermill, its water-wheel once turned two pairs of stones on the first floor whilst its sails turned two pairs of stones on the fourth floor. Unfortunately, the mill is not open to the public. However, it is still worth looking at the building from the outside and getting a photo.

This combined wind and watermill is one-of-a-kind in Norfolk. Built in 1821 on the site of an earlier watermill, its water-wheel once turned two pairs of stones on the first floor whilst its sails turned two pairs of stones on the fourth floor. Unfortunately, the mill is not open to the public. However, it's still worth admiring the building from the outside and getting a photo.

Be sure to check out this quirky little library in an old red telephone box.

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.

The church, saved from demolition in the nineties, once stood within the now disappeared village of Houghton. During renovation, Romanesque wall paintings of international significance were discovered. The Throne of Grace trinity is one of the earliest known examples in Europe. Unfortunately the church was locked at the time of our visit.