Trowse Woods

This woodland is most notable for being the 'nursery' for the damselflies emerging from Trowse Flower Meadow. It is also a good site for woodland birds and flowers, and has a magnificent snowdrop display in early spring.

The paths can be muddy and there are a number of steep steps to traverse making this unsuitable for wheelchairs or prams.

Directions

From the County Hall roundabout, enter Trowse over the railway bridge and continue till you reach the bend. The turn for the wood is to the left, just by the village sign. Continue down the road for about 60yds till you see the sign on your right, just after the turning for the new estate. You can usually park on the side of the road here. if you see the signs for the Ski club, you've gone too far.

Tour

Entering through the gate, you walk up a narrow path to reach the wood proper. Skirt the first of the deep pits, relics of ancient chalk workings. The first waymark is the steps which lift you up and over the chalk pit to your right. A good spot to look down into the pit for warblers and other small birds. Once over the hump the path bends to the left and you will start to see immature damselflies, mostly Common Blues, feeding on the banks of nettles while they wait to mature. From here the path take you through a circular route through the wood, with yet another set of steps on the way. Once the path curves back and starts to return, look for treecreepers flying between the trees or working their way up the trunks, this wood hosts perhaps the largest concentration of these delightful little birds in Norwich. Don't forget to check for woodpeckers while you're at it.

Next

Just back and across the road to Trowse Flower Meadow, or continue down the lane to Whitlingham Country park, or back to the main road and across to the church to reach Trowse Church LNR, or back towards County Hall to reach the start of the damselfly walk to lakenham..