The area is scattered with Common Dog Violet (March-May), Lesser Celandine (February-May), Lords-and-Ladies (April-June), Common Knapweed (July-September), Hedge Woundwort (June-September), Hemp Agrimony (June)-September), Large Bittercress (April-June), Red Campion (April-October), White Deadnettle (March-December) and Wood Dock (June-August), while Soft Rush and Remote Sedge punctuate the damp soil.

A range of mature trees grow on the site, including Alder, Ash, Field Maple, Holly, Pedunculate Oak and Sycamore. Twining around the trees are Black Bryony (whose green flowers in May to July are followed by red berries), Honeysuckle (whose fragrant flowers can be seen in May-July) and Ivy, which provides late pollen and nectar from its unspectacular flowers in September to November and berries in the spring when most other sources of food are in short supply.

Several fungi have colonised the trees, including Artist’s Bracket Fungus, which has a white underside that stains brown when scratched, and Honey Fungus. Other fungi include the striking Scarlet Elf Cap and Brittle Cinder Fungus.

If you look at the earth beneath your feet, you are likely to spot the prints of deer hooves. The site is home to three species – the native Roe and Red Deer, and the non-native Muntjac. If you make an early morning or evening visit, you may be treated to the site of a magnificent Red Deer making its way through the woodland. Rabbits and Brown Hares also put in an appearance. Bats may also be seen flitting overhead at dusk, including Barbastelle, Brown Long-eared Bat, Common and Soprano Pipistrelle, Natterer's Bat and Noctule.

In the springtime the trees reverberate to the song of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blackcap, Bullfinch, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Whitethroat and Wren. In winter time Redwing, Robins, Siskin and Woodcock may be spotted.

The ponds attract a variety of waterfowl including Mallard, Teal, Moorhen, Canada Goose, and Greylag Goose. Grey Wagtail and Pied Wagtail take advantage of the muddy edges to feed

In the sunny patches that have been opened up by our habitat management work, butterflies bask and feed. These include Red Admiral (June-September), Holly Blue (April-May & August),  Comma (January-December), Gatekeeper (July-August),  Green-veined and Large and Small Whites (all flying between April and October), Meadow Brown (July-August), Orange Tip (April-July), Ringlet (July), Small Skipper (July-August),  and Speckled Wood (April-September), while in the tops of the Oaks, Purple Hairstreaks (July-August) may be spotted nectaring on honeydew.

The ponds and streams provide habitat for a plethora of damselflies and dragonflies including Azure Damselfly (April-September), the wonderfully elegant Banded Demoiselle (April-October), Common Blue Damselfly (April-September), Broad-bodied Chaser (April-September), Emperor Dragonfly (April-September), Four-spotted Chaser (April-September), and the Hairy Dragonfly (May-July), which is not widely distributed in North Norfolk The ponds provide habitat for invertebrates such as Common Pond Skater and Whirligig Beetle, and breeding areas for amphibians including Frogs and Toads.