Description
Woodland (mostly Scots Pine and Silver Birch) and dry heath (mostly heather and bracken) surround an acid mire of shallow peat. This combination of habitats supports numerous unusual species and is the largest of it's kind in the area, therefore it has been designated as a SSSI.
hribski škrjanec, drevesna cipa and krivokljun are all possible and on a summer night podhujka, sloka and lesna sova are likely seen or heard. Both veliki detel and zelena žolna are present year round, as well as other forest species such as šoja. kukavica and rjavi lunj are both common in the summer. There is a notable population of breeding duplinska kozarka as well as a colony of breguljka.
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Access
Dersingham Bog is located in Norfolk, north of King’s Lynn. A couple of free car parks are available off Wolfteron Road. Press a P on the map for directions to a car park. There are no toilets or facilities. It is part of the Sandringham Estate. The circular walking route shown on the map is about 3.5 km.


